Axel Allag, Media365, published on Sunday January 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Powerless on October 26 during the correction suffered against Barça in La Liga (0-4), Kylian Mbappé has not been the same for several weeks and will have a great opportunity to prove it this Sunday, in Jeddah (8 p.m.) .
Eight times reported in an offside position at the end of October during his first Clasico (0-4), Kylian Mbappé was at his worst, shortly before “hitting rock bottom” in Bilbao with a missed penalty during a defeat of Real Madrid (2-1) on December 4. Since this date, the Merengue club has no longer lost in all competitions and the local striker has shown better performance on the pitch, less disconnected from his offensive partners.
Ancelotti: “We are starting to see a very good version of Mbappé”
“He’s feeling very good at the moment. It’s not from today but we’re starting to see a very good version of Mbappé. He had a very good month of December. He scored goals, he’s more active”, greeted Carlo Ancelotti, who hoped that his team would not repeat the same mistakes, this Sunday evening in Jeddah for a Clasico which could lead to the third title of the season for Real Madrid, already crowned in the Super Cup. Europe and in the Intercontinental Cup. The captain of the Blues also appears more relaxed since his speech at Clique during which he spoke a lot about his adaptation to the Merengue club and his complicated year 2024 between the end of the story with PSG and a Euro 2024 crossed like a ghost.
Within the offensive quartet formed with Bellingham, Vinicius and Rodrygo, Mbappé will in any case have a great opportunity to confirm his progress against a Barça who, it is certain, will be waiting for him around the corner. Federico Valverde has no advice to give to Mbappé who is among the best. “He will know what to do. Obviously, this offside thing worries us. Barça has a very good attacking line. It is mainly the midfielders and the defenders who give the decisive passes,” he said. judged the midfielder.
