Real Madrid fans can't believe what's happening with Kylian Mbappé: while he finally seemed to be coming out of the dark place he was in mentally and sportingly, he started giving a bad impression again on the pitch , even missing a penalty that could have changed the course of the match.
It was last night in Bilbao, against Athletic, one of the strongest teams in LaLiga out of the “big three” (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid) but which Real Madrid had not won since 2015.
As in the case of Liverpool, another historic run came to an end last night. With a similar result: 2-1 for the Basque team, with goals from Berenguer and Guruzeta of the home team, who took advantage of the errors of Courtois and Valverde.
Jude Bellingham scored Madrid's only goal: four goals in four games for the English player, who is gaining momentum during Vini Jr's injury… unlike Mbappé, who had a goal disallowed for offside and missed a penalty by kicking it into the exact same spot he took it against Liverpool last week.
“Bad result. A big mistake in a match where every detail counts. I take full responsibility for it. A difficult moment but it's the best moment to change the situation and show who I am”, posted the French player on Instagram.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti felt a draw would have been a fair result given the chances both teams had, and defended Mbappé again: “We have to give him time to adapt. He has already scored 10 goals and he's doing everything he can to improve.”
