This Sunday, on the occasion of the 14th day of La Liga, Real Madrid will travel to Leganés. An important meeting for the Merengues, who aim to get closer to the top of the ranking, but also for Kylian Mbappé, looking for redemption after four matches without scoring. Before this confrontation, an old statement from the French striker resurfaced, causing the Spanish press and supporters to react.
Au Real Madridthe poor form of Kylian Mbappé don't worry. We would be confident in its ability to quickly regain effectiveness and certain that the trigger would come soon. Kylian Mbappéwho did not participate in the last gathering of the French team could use this Sunday's meeting to get back into shape.
The right operation for Real Madrid?
With their sights set on a very tight title race, the Real Madrid can take advantage of the misstep of Barcelonaheld in check on Saturday by the Celta Vigo (2-2). A victory against Leganes would allow the Madrilenians to come back to just four points behind the Catalan leader, with a game in hand. Suffice to say that the expectations around Mbappé are immense: a convincing performance from number 7 would be a strong signal in this fierce fight.
When Mbappé spoke about Leganés
This Sunday, several Spanish media like Relevo resurfaced an archive of interviews with Kylian Mbappé. While he was playing PSG, Kylian Mbappé had thus spoken of Real Madrid : « It's like Real Madrid in the league or the Copa del Rey. Who made 1-1 against Leganés, who was going to lose against Espanyol Barcelona… Just stuff like that. I said to myself: oh yeah, are they serious? But Real Madrid in the Champions League is another level. » Now that Kylian Mbappé plays for Real Madridit is up to him to leave his mark on the Spanish club's matches, particularly in Champions League.
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