It is a flamboyant Kylian Mbappé who has been walking the grounds since the start of the season. The French striker already displays 14 goals and 2 assists in 10 games in all competitions with Real Madrid.
If the tricolor captain had experienced complicated beginnings after arriving in Spain in the summer of 2024 before recovering in the second part of the season, the dynamics are quite different for the start of this exercise. Once again, this Saturday, facing Villarreal (3-1) in Liga, the vice-champion of Spain relied on his stars-and in particular on Le Bondynois, author of a goal and a decisive pass for Vinicius Jr, double scorer.
“We brought Mbappé, thinking that we were signing the best player in the world”
Present at the Santiago Bernabéu to attend the meeting, Rafael Nadal praised the rise of the number 10 Merengue. The former glory of tennis spoke about the expectations placed in him since his arrival last summer: “When Kylian was recruited, we knew very well who we hired. We brought Mbappé by thinking that we were signing the best player in the world, and he is proving at the start of the season that it was not a mistake to believe it. He will fight to be the best player in the world, surrounded by a large team. Personally, it makes me extremely happy to see Kylian succeed as he does. I know how much it was for him too. »»
An almost perfect evening, however tarnished by a small physical alert. Released prematurely, Mbappé worried his coach, who wanted to be careful after the match: “Kylian had an ankle discomfort and Franco suffers from a muscle overload to the ischios. We will follow their progress with their respective selections ”explained Xabi Alonso. “We cannot say if he will go with France or not, they will have to assess it in their selection. If it gets complicated, he will not be able to play, but for now, we can't say anything. »»
