Kylian Mbappé vs Vinicius Jr. It’s a duel that was eagerly awaited, in Madrid obviously, but everywhere else. And it was clearly the Frenchman who emerged victorious, even though he lost the favor of Madrid public opinion… in favor of the Brazilian. If the number 7 merengue produced an indigestible copy, posing practically no problem to the defense of the Blues, the Bondynois was at the level of the prestige of the poster.
From the outset, we felt he was very involved and determined. Perhaps even more than with Real Madrid, since he made defensive efforts, which he has not always done recently under the white tunic, like the criticisms made to him after his entry into play during the derby. He managed to create danger and as soon as he had a little space, he crucified Brazil, taking the depth and finishing the action wonderfully in front of Ederson with a nice dive ball.
Mbappé eclipsed Vinicius Jr
46 days later, Kylian Mbappé found the net again. And above all, he struck a big blow on the table by scoring in a match that was certainly friendly, but followed around the world. “Mbappé petrifies Vinicius”title for example A.S. on the front page of his site. “No one will steal the month of April from Mbappé”adds the newspaper, which warns: Mbappé is back and he will do very badly during this month which promises to be decisive for Real Madrid. The physical problems that have handicapped him since the start of the calendar year seem to have been forgotten, and against the Canarinha he showed that he was in full physical condition and confident.
A real star of the Blues’ American tour – the marketing stakes are high for Nike as well as for the FFF – Mbappé delighted everyone and was even elected man of the match by the organizers. Our editorial team instead bet on Michael Olise, who inherited a 7/10 against a 6.5/10 for the former Parisian, but there is no doubt: the boss of the Blues is Mbappé. And he took an important first step to show that he is also the franchise player of Real Madrid. It now remains to be seen how much playing time he will be given against Colombia this weekend.
