He knew he was eagerly awaited and he rather responded. Manhandled by the Spanish sports press after the defeat in Mallorca last weekend, Kylian Mbappé showed that he had a response in the matches that count, even if he could not avoid another setback for his team against Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening.
Very restless on the attacking front, he is the one through whom the goal of hope came, in the last quarter of an hour, after having stumbled all evening against a Manuel Neuer of the great evenings. Receiving a laser cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mbappé appeared to breathe life into the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium and maintain the illusion of qualifying for the return match.
“By far the best striker at Real”
“Some will want to continue to fuel this absurd debate according to which Real Madrid would be better without the Frenchman. However, Real Madrid’s only goal is his, just like their best chances, and Bayern’s goals are not due to his turnovers,” the Madrid daily insisted. Mark Wednesday morning.
“The “turtle” took a while but flies like a hare again. He has rediscovered the energy that characterizes his DNA, the ferocity of a predator, also greets As. Against Bayern, he once again formed a starting duo with Vinicius (which had not happened since February 21, on the Osasuna pitch). This is the Kylian Mbappé we want. »
This performance from the 2018 world champion will not make us forget the difference in level between the two teams and, among our Spanish colleagues, it is difficult to imagine that Real could achieve the feat in a week in Munich.
Real wants to believe in a miracle
“No, Arbeloa’s team did not deserve to lose, but the feeling that emerges from this match is that Bayern is far superior to this Real Madrid team, which hung on out of pride, for the Bernabéu public and thanks to Mbappé’s dazzling accelerations, but not thanks to his footballing talent,” admits again Mark.
On the side of Sports Worldthe observation is even more severe: “Real Madrid did what it could and what it knows how to do: run and look for Vinicius and Mbappé. Thanks to this, he leaves for Munich with a defeat which allows him to continue dreaming. » They will still need a big Mbappé in a few days to continue dreaming of qualifying for the last four of the Champions League, now the only way for Real to save a very disappointing season so far.
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