Hit by Virgil van Dijk during the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Liverpool this Wednesday (Real’s 2-0 defeat), Kylian Mbappé fell in an… artistic way. Diversions of all kinds quickly flourished on social networks.
The most sarcastic observers will say that this is the perfect illustration of his match. While he experienced a delicate evening on the Anfield lawn, this Wednesday on the occasion of the fifth day of the Champions League between Liverpool and Real Madrid (2-0 defeat), Kylian Mbappé made the rounds of social networks.
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Shortly after a quarter of an hour of play, the Madrid striker was hit in a very virile manner – and late – by Virgil van Dijk. If the game was immediately stopped by the referee, who signaled a fault by the Dutch defender, Mbappé’s “artistic” fall caused a lot of reaction.
Booba s’y met
When falling, the 2018 world champion does a little roll by pushing his head. On X, many diversions drawing parallels with a breakdance figure appeared. Even Booba, always inclined to clash with the former Parisian, went there with his little publication.
On the pitch, Mbappé had a bad evening. Perfectly muzzled by Ibrahima Konaté and the Liverpool defense, he was uninspired, notably with a stupidly lost ball in the 4th minute in midfield which almost turned into a goal for the English. In the 61st minute, he had the opportunity to save his match with a penalty, but Caoimhín Kelleher, the Liverpool goalkeeper, diverted his attempt. When it doesn’t want to…
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