Mbappé's cracking quickly went around the planet. At the end of the second period on Sunday, against Alavés, the Frenchman carried out an intervention at the very least rough and dangerous on Antonio Blanco, with a large sole on the tibia of the opposing player. The referee did not hesitate and released the red card, which has not been disputed or criticized in the pro-Madrid press as the expulsion of the number 9 Madrid is considered justified and logical. Mbappé then apologized to his opponent.
On the other hand, the question that everyone is asking now is to know which sanction awaits Kylian Mbappé. Some feared, for example, that he could be suspended for this final of Copa del Rey against FC Barcelona on April 26, which could be the case in the event of suspension of four or more games because in this case, punishment apply to all national competitions. In the event that the federation's competition committee sanctions him with three games (or less) he will be able to play this final even if it is the third match that awaits the Merengues, since in the event of a short suspension it only applies to Liga.
A light sanction?
Sunday afternoon, the trend in the media and with experts was actually two or three suspension games for the Frenchman, as for example predicted the former referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez on the Cadena Serfollowed by other former colleagues on other media. This would deprive him of Liga matches against Athletic, against Getafe, then possibly against Celta, which can play this final against Barça due to the point of settlement cited above. But now according to the Cadena CopeMbappé could get out of it even better.
He could simply be suspended for … one match. As the media explains, the fact that the ball is at stake on the action and the rather light report of the referee which simply evokes a “Excessive use of force” should not necessarily push the competition committee to be too severe with French. Article 130.1 of the regulation stipulates that in these specific cases, a sanction match is sufficient. Suffice to say that in view of the violence of the action and the risk of obvious injury to Antonio Blanco, Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid would do very well …
