Before continuing: “However, he experienced a real nightmare, losing the ball, missed dribbles, lost duels and even a missed penalty. His teammates didn’t do much better. Outrageously dominated by Liverpool, the Merengues collapsed in the second half and conceded a third defeat on the European scene“.
“It’s very strange”: what’s going on with Kylian Mbappé?
In its columns, L’Equipe gave a rating of 2/10 to Kylian Mbappé. “He suffered from the comparison with Vinicius and was still unable to assume the role of leader of the Madrid attack which fell to him, during the logical defeat of Real Madrid at Liverpool (0-2). A topsy-turvy evening to be quickly forgotten for the Bondynois who missed a lot of passes, lost a ball which caused the first big chance for the Reds (4th) and especially missed the equalizing penalty, poorly taken from mid-height (61st). Incapable of creating danger, his lack of confidence is glaring and detrimental for Real“, writes the French daily.
For its part, Marca discusses the figures from Mbappé’s evening at Anfield. “His statistics at Anfield attract attention: two shots (the missed penalty and a crushed shot blocked by a defender), six missed passes out of 24 attempted and six dribble attempts for only two successful ones. Add in poor controls and you arrive at a total of 15 balls lost by the attacker.” “A crisis of confidence which devours Mbappé“, the newspaper continues. “We can speculate on the reasons, try to find out if they are due to extra-sporting reasonswhether they find their origin in the emotional side or whether they are strictly limited to the football field. The irrefutable fact is that Kylian Mbappé is not even a shadow of the player he has been in recent years“.
“A bizarre impression”: the French press wonders about Kylian Mbappé
On the side of Mundo Deportivo, same story, where we talk about his bad evening: “This is not the Mbappé we expected. And against the Reds, when everyone expected him, he showed it again. He doesn’t respond. Nothing works for him: passing, dribbling, shooting. Including a penalty that would have put his team back in the match. What’s more, the chemistry with his teammates is not good either“.
