Largely dominated on the San Mamés pitch, Real Madrid, reigning Spanish champion, conceded its second defeat of the season in the league on Wednesday against Athletic Bilbao (2-1) during an advanced match of the 19th day of La Liga, where Kylian Mbappé experienced another failure from the penalty spot.
Returning to the match in the 79th minute with success thanks to a fantastic goal from the Englishman Jude Bellingham, after another missed penalty by the French striker (68th), the Merengues folded a second time a few seconds later in front of the Basque striker Gorka Guruzeta, helped by a loss of ball from Federico Valverde (81st).
So sovereign last year, the reigning European and Spanish champion, weighed down by injuries (Vinicius Jr, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba…) confirms his current difficulties and already has more setbacks in all competitions. at the start of December than during the entire last season (3 defeats in C1, two in La Liga).
Still in a crisis of confidence, Kylian Mbappé was completely muzzled by the Basque defense and missed another penalty, like in Liverpool last week, repelled by goalkeeper Mikel Agirrezabala (68th).
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“It’s a bad result. A big mistake in a match where every detail counts. I take full responsibility for it. It’s a difficult moment but it’s the best moment to change this situation and show who I am “, reacted the French striker on his Instagram account.
“I haven’t spoken with Mbappé. (…) But I’m not going to evaluate the performance of a player only on a penalty. It’s clear that he is disappointed and sad, but we have to go from there “before, he’s definitely not at his best, but we have to give him time to adapt, give him time to improve.” pleaded his coach Carlo Ancelotti.
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