Mbappé is going through a “difficult moment”, Ancelotti wants to “give him love”

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti recognized that Kylian Mbappé, author of a missed penalty on Wednesday against Liverpool (2-0 defeat), is going through “a difficult time» but remains «an exceptional player“who the club goes to”give love». «When you are a striker you want to score and have confidence. I think that for Mbappé, it’s a difficult moment. We’ll put up with him and give him love», Declared the Italian in the post-match conference.

The former Paris Saint-Germain striker has scored just one goal in five Champions League appearances since joining Real Madrid last summer. On Wednesday, his penalty would have allowed Real to equalize at 1-1.

You have to be patient with him, he is an exceptional player

Carlo Ancelotti on Kylian Mbappé

Bellingham also flies to the aid of Mbappé

«It could be a lack of confidence, perhaps. Sometimes there are times when things don’t go well. The idea is to do simple things, not to complicate your life.», added Ancelotti, bombarded with questions about Mbappé. In any case, “we shouldn’t blame him for missed penalties, people miss penalties, it happens a lot», he defended it. “You have to be patient with him, he is an exceptional player».

His missed penalty? “It was obviously an important moment in the match but it can happen“, also tempered Jude Bellingham. “The pressure he is under because of his talent is enormous. It’s not because of the penalty that we lost, collectively we weren’t good enough. Kylian can hold his head high“, he added.

After three defeats in five matches, Real Madrid occupies twenty-fourth place in the league stage standings, one place above Paris Saint-Germain who are virtually eliminated. Against Liverpool, “to be completely honest, I think the result is fair, at the moment they have a great dynamic, they play with intensity».

The Italian was deprived of a multitude of potential starters on Wednesday, starting with Dani Carvajal, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Rodrygo and especially Vinicius Junior, his top scorer.

He also lost during the match Eduardo Camavinga, who came off injured in the second half and who “will miss the next match” at least, according to Ancelotti.