The international break is over, and Real Madrid is back in business this Sunday, with a trip to neighbors Leganés (6:30 p.m.), who are in 14th position in the La Liga standings. The opportunity to get closer to FC Barcelona, who stumbled in Vigo on Saturday evening, and to regain second place from Atlético de Madrid. An important meeting for the Merengues, before this decisive meeting at Anfield in the middle of the week, and for which a man is particularly expected at the turn…
Unsurprisingly, this man is Kylian Mbappé. Remaining in Madrid during the truce, the Bondynois was therefore able to rest and benefit from a little respite, while the criticism began to fall on him quite significantly across the Pyrenees. Against Leganés, he knows he has no other option than to deliver a big performance. “A challenge for Mbappé”indicates for example the newspaper Marca on its front page.
Ancelotti wants to make a move
Defended by Carlo Ancelotti at a press conference on Saturday, the French striker must mark the occasion. Relevo also indicates that Carlo Ancelotti could align KM9 on the left side, leaving Vinicius Jr to rest after this fairly busy break for the Canarinha player. A temporary solution, since the Brazilian will remain the master of the left side of the Madrid attack over time, but which could serve as a trigger to restore Mbappé’s confidence in the event of a good performance in his natural position.
It must be said that the former Parisian is on an unprecedented series of 4 matches without scoring, in addition to having been rather average in the game. A fifth match in a row without finding the back of the net would necessarily be a task, before the fateful trip at Anfield. With 6 goals in 11 La Liga games and 1 goal in 4 Champions League appearances, Mbappé really needs to launch his Madrid adventure, and what better opportunity than this match in Leganés to do so…
