There truly is a two-faced Real Madrid this season. One is accompanied by Kylian Mbappé as a starter, the other is playing without his 27-year-old striker. And at the moment, if we take a look at the latest performances of the Spanish team to compare these two scenarios, the Madrid star seems to put his club in delicate positions. When he was sidelined with a knee injury, the Madrilenians continued to win. Against Benfica (2-1), Celta (2-1), Manchester City (3-0, 2-1), Elche (4-1) and finally during the derby against Atlético de Madrid (3-2), Alvaro Arbeloa’s men were entirely capable of picking up points.
However, times have become tough. Real Madrid were able to recover Mbappé in attack. And it was at this precise moment that the entire workforce became fragile. It started with a defeat against Mallorca (2-1). Then, the Merengues lost in their den against Bayern Munich in the Champions League (2-1), before plunging back into crisis in La Liga against Girona (1-1) and suffering elimination in the C1 quarter-final against the Bavarians last night (4-3). If there are many questions at Casa Blanca, Mbappé must confirm that he is not the main person responsible.
