It’s time to take stock at Real Madrid. Discussions about the future of Alvaro Arbeloa are going well and the Spanish press is waiting to see what Florentino Pérez has in store for next season. For his part, Kylian Mbappé also remains a source of debate. Casa Blanca was rubbing its hands in 2024 at having stolen him from PSG, but since then the striker has been talking about his contribution. Not in terms of goals (he has scored 40 in 39 matches this season), but in terms of play.
Last night, the Bondynois broke the silence after the new fiasco in the Champions League and promised a reaction next season. “We tried until the end, but it wasn’t enough. It’s disappointing to be eliminated from such an important competition but we have to move forward. We need to take a close look at ourselves to avoid this kind of disappointment again, but we will never give up!!! In Madrid, failure has never been and never will be an option. But I promise you one thing: we will win again very soon”he wrote on his Instagram account.
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It remains to be seen how Real Madrid will be able to bounce back. Because in private, Mbappé is undoubtedly disappointed. In its columns, The Team explains that the Frenchman thought he had the best chance of winning a La Liga title. Second in the standings, nine points behind FC Barcelona, Madrid is now almost out of the race. And for the Spanish journalistEl ChiringuitoEdu Aguirre, the former resident of Paris Saint-Germain, quickly drew up a lucid observation on the overall level of the Merengue team.
“Mbappé knows that the problem is not the red card (from Camavinga against Bayern Munich, editor’s note). It’s a football problem. He sees that he is scoring goals and that Real Madrid are not playing at all”he confided, before specifying that Mbappé was not taking responsibility for his teammates. “I didn’t say that. I say that Mbappé knows that Madrid is not playing. He arrived here… He must do his self-criticism first, but he scored 40 goals…” Not sure, however, that Mbappé’s balance sheet is enough to exonerate him from any reproach…
