He's back. After a fairly disastrous start to the season with Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé is having a rather prolific start to 2025, like this double against Las Palmas on Sunday in La Liga. With confidence, the former PSG striker even presented himself at a press conference on the eve of the Champions League match against RB Salzburg on Wednesday.
So what could have changed so that in a few weeks, we went from a Mbappé in difficulty to a Kylian Ballon d'or (or almost)? The trigger seems to have been the match in Bilbao, where the Frenchman, not really at ease, even missed a penalty. “I am a player who always wants to do more for the team. Bad results have an impact on you. I knew this could happen. In Bilbao, I knew I couldn't do worse. »
« I could only improve. In the end it was a good moment, after the match my mentality changed. I can show that I have quality and that I am a player for Real Madrid. »
“I thought a lot”
More than a change of position or a physical improvement, Kylian Mbappé evolved mentally: “I felt good physically and with the group, but I knew I had to do more,” says the Kyks. I thought a lot about how to do things. If you have to go into space, if you have to go into Vini's zone, into Rodrygo's zone… When you think a lot, you don't know your game.”
-Finally Kylian Mbappé looked back on the good period he is going through: “My goal is to give the best of myself in Madrid in every match. I feel like I can do better, I have it in my legs. If I can score 40 goals, that's good, if I can score more, that's even better. »
