During Real Madrid’s success against Valencia (4-0) on Saturday in La Liga, Kylian Mbappé further boosted his statistics by scoring a double. The French striker could even have scored a hat-trick and added to the score, but he preferred to let his teammate Vinicius Jr take the second penalty obtained before half-time.
The Brazilian left winger unfortunately failed in his attempt, coming up against the goalkeeper. A failure which did not influence the course of the match, but which continues to be talked about in Spain.
“This is not the schoolyard”
Xabi Alonso, the first, did not hide his frustration after the meeting. “I was upset that we missed that penalty. It was before halftime and it could have been 3-0. Fortunately, Jude (Bellingham) scored quickly afterwards. That’s all »confided the Madrid coach to the press.
Some journalists, like Santi Ciguero of Marcaeven considered that Vinicius should no longer take part in this exercise. “ Vinicius made some brilliant actions but he should forget the penalties. He has a lot of qualities but taking penalties is not one of his best qualities “, he said.
For his part, Manolo Lama, of the Cadena COPEdesignated the captain of the Blues as responsible: “For me, the culprit is Mbappé. I said it last year, Mbappé cannot hand out penalties like candy, it’s not the schoolyard, it’s a professional football team. »
