The liga is compromised. And the Champions League is officially finished! This season is definitely not the one Kylian Mbappé had hoped. Arrived last summer at Real Madrid to win the first C1 of his career, the French striker (26 years old) will still have to wait. Wednesday evening, Casa Blanca could not overthrow Arsenal in the quarter -finals return.
While they had to win by more than three goals apart, after their heavy defeat suffered at the Emirates Stadium (0-3), the Merengues bowed again in Santiago-Bernabeu (1-2). And to make sure, the old PSG crack could not end up the meeting, hit in the ankle. An injury which, according to the Spanish press, could deprive it of the next three matches.
Winner of the UEFA Super Cup last summer and the intercontinental cup this winter, the captain of the Blues will not end in a white season. He can still win the title in the Spanish Championship, even if FC Barcelona has four points ahead, and the King's Cup, of which he will play the final on April 26 against these same Blaugranas.
Kylian Mbappé still deprived of a golden ball?
He can also hope to win the brand new Club World Cup, which will take place this summer in the United States, and the League of Nations with the French team in early June. Will a full cardboard on these four paintings are enough for him to claim the Ballon d'Or? Unlikely. In an odd year without major international tournament, the Champions League weighs enormously.
For him, everything could depend on the identity of the future European champion. If he wins the Liga, the King's Cup and the League of Nations but that PSG or Barça wins the C1, will no doubt be relegated behind Ousmane Dembélé, Lamine Yamal or Raphinha in the mind of the Ballon d'Or jury. Nothing is lost, therefore, but Kylian Mbappé no longer has all the cards in hand.
