Sunday, Kylian Mbappé will play his second Clasico of the season. The first did not go well at all, with a heavy defeat at the Santiago-Bernabeu (0-4) and Mbappé reported offside eight times. Very criticized after this performance, he then plunged before regaining his level of play. It will be necessary to confirm the good things seen over the past month and Carlo Ancelotti believes in it.
The Real Madrid will already play its third final of the season, this Sunday January 12. Last August, the Spanish club won the Supercup d’Europe facing Atalanta (2-0) while last December, the Real Madrid had won the FIFA Intercontinental Cup facing Pachuca (3-0). Against the FC Barcelona this Sunday, Kylian Mbappé will be keen to put in a better performance than in the last clasico.
Mbappé, reported offside eight times during the last Clasico
On October 26, the first clasico of the season took place at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium. The first classico in short for Kylian Mbappéarrived this summer at the Spanish club. His first time was a total failure. Signaled eight times offside, a record in the history of these confrontations, he missed everything or almost everything. His celebration of a goal subsequently canceled due to offside was even mocked until Arabia Saudi… location of this Sunday’s final.
Ancelotti discusses offside
At a press conference this Saturday, Carlo Ancelotti spoke about the upcoming meeting and the offside trap set up by the Barça : « If there is a defeat, it is a defeat. It’s a final, we are very close to a new title and we think positively. I am aware that anything can happen in football. Especially when the opponent behaves the way he did. A loss wouldn’t be a good thing, but the team is moving forward. Offsides during the last Clasico? This is an important aspect that we have looked at and which we must evaluate and counter. This is an important aspect. »
