Kylian Mbappé has a very honorable statistical season. With 33 goals scored in 50 matches played under the colors of Real Madrid, all competitions combined, the captain of the French team is in his standards of previous exercises.
However, the former Paris Saint-Germain player is not spared from criticism. Suspended for the match against Bilbao on Sunday evening, the number 9 Merengue was whistled by the supporters when he appeared on the giant screens of Santiago-Bernabeu.
Invited to react to this treatment, Luis Figo preferred to put into perspective. “I didn’t perceive anything, I don’t realize it, but Real Madrid supporters have everyone. Sometimes when I was less efficient, the same thing happened to me ”recalled the Ballon d'Or of the year 2000, on the sidelines of the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Mbappé defended by the Ballon d'Or 2000
“His season is good. He scores a lot of goals, right? “, Asked the former Portuguese international, who evolved in Real Madrid between 2000 and 2005. At that time, that of galactics, Luis Figo had not managed to win the Champions League while he was playing with players like Zinedine Zidane or Ronaldo.
The latter also took the opportunity to defend Carlo Ancelotti. “A person who has won everything and proves their value every year … We cannot always win football”, Sobrely recalled the one who is considered one of the greatest Portuguese footballers in history, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Eusebio.
