Kylian Mbappé still feeds all the debates before the second round between Real Madrid and Arsenal, this Wednesday evening (9 p.m.).
Kylian Mbappé certainly did not imagine that the trip from Real Madrid to Alavés on Sunday, would take such a negative turn. If his team signed a short but precious success (1-0) to avoid a new misstep in the title race, The French world champion was the author of a very violent gesture on one of his opponents.
While Antonio Blanco was passing on a harmless action, Mbappé wiped his crampons on his opponent's tibia. A violent and very unusual gesture in the game of the captain of the French team.
Expelled, Mbappé would have apologized after the match, with his club as well as the Alavés player. But the evil is done, and the French star could have received a heavy sanction, but the Iberian press evokes a suspension of a single match.
The strong words of Ancelotti on Mbappé
Anyway, this episode does not allow Kylian Mbappé to approach this second round against Arsenal in the best psychological conditions, as his coach Carlo Ancelotti confided during the traditional match press point.
“” Mbappé is bruised, disappointed by what happened. He trained very well yesterday (Monday), he was very motivated. We need him because we cannot just defend, we have to score goalsdropped Carlo Ancelotti. He has already scored a lot since the start of the season, and we will need his goals more than ever (Wednesday).We will try to play seriously, with our head, our hearts and with our balls … We have the commitment, the experience, the players, the fans … everything is there. We will have to have a good mastery of our game. The only thing we are not sure is whether we can achieve this result. But it is certain that we will give everything we can. The tone is set.
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