Finally, Mbappé: “The Night of the Beasts”

In his fourth league game for Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé ends his scoring drought. The previously critical media also highlight the improved interplay with Vinicius Júnior.

The spell is broken, the relief immense: Kylian Mbappé has scored his first two La Liga goals in the fourth game and led Real Madrid to a 2-0 victory against Betis Sevilla.

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Mbappé was on the scene for the first time in the 67th minute at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, when he coolly finished off a dream pass from Fede Valverde with a backheel. Eight minutes later, the French international striker converted a penalty. The player was relieved – the press were partly delighted.

“It’s a great moment,” said Mbappé, who moved to Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. “I was hoping to score in this mystical stadium, the best in the world. But the most important thing was the victory.”

The criticism after the first games? Forgotten and over! After Mbappé’s double against Betis, the Spanish media were appeased again. “La noche de las bestias” (The night of the beasts) was the headline As and highlighted the interaction between Mbappé and Vini Jr. on a “golden night”: “They no longer step on each other’s toes on the pitch. Finally, Mbappé.”

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“Mbappé opens his La Liga account,” headlined the Mark: “Kylian Mbappé put his early difficulties in La Liga behind him on Sunday, scoring twice to lead Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Real Betis.”

“Mbappé saves Madrid against Betis,” praised Sports World the match winner, but saw “another weak performance” from Ancelotti’s eleven, who are already four points behind Hansi Flick’s FC Barcelona in second place.

Mbappé’s breakthrough was also a big topic in his home country. “Un double pour chasser les doutes” (A double to dispel the doubts), was the headline in “L’Équipe”. He “put in a lot of effort throughout the game and made the difference when he got the ball to start counterattacks”.

After the first few games, things sounded completely different.

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After the French superstar – who scored his first competitive goal for Real in the 2-0 European Super Cup win against Atalanta Bergamo in mid-August – had failed to score in the first three league games, the first critical voices had already been heard in the Spanish media.

The newspaper wrote Sport After the botched start to the season with a home win and two away draws, coach Carlo Ancelotti’s problems in giving the team an identity after Toni Kroos’ departure and integrating Mbappé are causing concern.

The lack of coordination between Vinicius Júnior and Mbappé raises the most questions, stressed Sports World“In the moment of truth, Kylian just can’t do anything,” commented As the jamming of the “invisible” and “blocked” Frenchman, while the Mark worriedly stated: “Something is wrong with Mbappé”.