An elimination without glory in the Champions League, discreet performance, an absence for injury after a suspension following a violent gesture: Kylian Mbappé lived a very delicate week on the other side of the Pyrenees.
Whistled by a part of the Bernabeu in his absence, the captain of the French team fueling all the debates.
Kylian Mbappé has a delicate season.
Mbappé will indeed be expected at the turn for the final of the King's Cup against the great Barcelona rival, this Saturday evening. An XXL performance would allow the former Parisian to silence criticism.
Koeman flies to the aid of Mbappé
If many consultants have not hesitated to point Kylian Mbappé du finger, like Fabio Capello, other observers are much more indulgent with regard to the French international. This is the case of the former Barça coach, Ronald Koeman.
“” It is true that they whistled it. For me, he is a great player, with a lot of qualities. I am not in favor of whistling a local player, and even less a player as good as Mbappé“, Tonna thundered the Netherlands coach in an interview with Marca. Logical remarks in view of the old confrontations between the two men, since Kylian Mbappé had scored a tripled against Barça de Koeman, before offering a double against his Netherlands team.
