Real Madrid does not abdicate. Eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, once again beaten in the King Cup final by Barça, three months after the humiliation suffered during the Spanish Super Cup, the Merengue continue to maintain their meager hopes of winning the Liga.
On Sunday, opposite Celta Vigo, Carlo Ancelotti's men once again trembled despite three goals ahead shortly after returning from the locker room but finally managed to win 3-2, remaining four lengths behind Barça at the head of the Liga. And this one week from the shock against the Blaugrana at Camp Nou.
Real Madrid will have no choice but to prevail and the task is necessarily difficult, two weeks after the victory of the Barcelona in the King Cup final. But this time, Madrid will be able to rely on a Kylian Mbappé in great shape. On Sunday, the former Parisian has indeed offered a double and will once again be the best asset of the Merengue.
Kylian Mbappé is just a goal of Robert Lewandowski
“Mbappé will be a very, very important player on Sunday in this sense, also entrusted Carlo Ancelotti at the end of the meeting against Vigo on Sunday. As Barça has a very high defensive line, its movements behind their backs will be very important and decisive. The more it will, the better it will be for us. »»
And Kylian Mbappé will be all the more keen to shine than thanks to this double, he completely revived in the race for the title of top scorer in Liga. With now 24 goals on the clock, he has indeed returned to a short length from Robert Lewandowski. And with 36 goals in all competitions, Le Bondynois is only only with a goal of the record of Ivan Zamorano, top historic Real scorer for a first season.
