The misfortune of one person makes the happiness of others. A proverb particularly true in the world of football. If the Madrilenians are clearly starting to get impatient with the mediocre performances of the Bondynois, in Catalonia, we are enjoying ourselves. Last summer, the Barcelonans saw their sworn enemy buy the man they presented as the best player in the world, while they were having a hard time recruiting. The Madrilenians did not hesitate to puff out their chests and make fun of Barça, promising hell to the Catalans with a Mbappé who was to add even more level to an already exceptional Merengue team…
A few months later, the situation is very different. Everything seems to be going well for Barça despite a small negative series before the victory against Mallorca, and in Barcelona, we enjoy the misadventures of KM9. “As Tebas dreamed, we have a Liga with 3 title contenders. Unheard of in recent years. And all thanks to Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman revolutionized La Liga, but not thanks to his goals. Today, Kylian is the king yes, the king of offsides and missed penalties. (…) Thanks to the French star, Barça is more leader than ever, Simeone is more optimistic and Tebas sees his competition shine. With Mbappé, (almost) everyone wins”can we read for example in the newspaper Sport. Just that.
The pro-Barça are in heaven
Seeing such a harmless Mbappé seems to please the people of Barcelona as much as admiring the prowess of Lamine Yamal or celebrating the goals of Lewandowski and Raphinha. “Vivian ate Mbappé in San Mamés”signals Mundo Deportivowhich highlights the fact that Kylian Mbappé was powerless against the Basque defenders. “Mbappé was the great protagonist of Real Madrid’s defeat in Bilbao”explains the newspaper in another paper. In the columns of the Catalan media, we are laughing about this penalty missed by the French international.
“Athletic buries Mbappé in the Cathedral” (nickname of the San Mamés stadium, Editor’s note), indicates El Periodico. “It wouldn’t be bad for Real Madrid if the Frenchman did a student internship in Bilbao to learn how to do pressing. God came to give him a second chance. Kylian could not escape like he did against Getafe. But he missed again »adds the Catalan general media. The people of Barcelona are letting off steam, and Kylian Mbappé will surely be keen to wipe away the mocking smile they have been displaying for a while now…
