Kylian Mbappé could not miss the big meeting which excited the world of football this weekend. Untenable since the start of the Real Madrid season, especially when it comes to propelling the ball into the back of the opposing net, the incisive number 10 of Real Madrid opened the scoring for the Merengues during the Clasico against Barça, Sunday afternoon at the Bernabéu.
Mbappé took advantage of a deep serve from Jude Bellingham to beat Wojciech Szczesny and capsize the Casa Blanca crowd. If Fermin Lopez equalized for the Blaugranas (38th), Bellingham gave his team the advantage again with a delivery from Eder Militao, just before half-time (43rd). And Xabi Alonso's team held on during the second half to win and take a five-point lead at the top of La Liga.
The captain of the French team could even have given Real a more comfortable lead by taking a penalty generously awarded for an unfortunate hand from Eric Garcia in his area, but his shot was repelled by the 35-year-old Polish goalkeeper.
Before Mbappé, Zubizarreta's stop
The “Kyks” thus becomes the first Real Madrid player not to convert a penalty during a Clasico, in all competitions, since Emilio Butragueño on June 8, 1991. 34 years ago! Butragueño was Real's talented scorer in the 1980s, giving his name to “La Quinta del Buitre” (with Michel in particular) which won two UEFA Cups (1985 and 1986), allowing him to finish 3rd in the Ballon d'Or two years in a row.
After this penalty from “El Buitre” repelled by Andoni Zubizarreta, all the penalty kicks obtained by Real against Barça were transformed. The series was impressive with 19 consecutive penalties converted by the Merengues! Cristiano Ronaldo notably scored six.
