If there were still perhaps some small hopes of winning La Liga among some Madrid supporters, they collapsed this weekend. Friday evening, Real Madrid experienced another failure, settling for a 1-1 against Betis, while FC Barcelona beat Getafe on Saturday afternoon (2-0). The Catalan club now has an 11-point lead with 5 days to go in the standings; suffice to say that it is bent.
On the side of the capital, we talk almost exclusively about the transfer window, the future coach or what is happening in the Madrid locker room. Certain files thus crystallize tensions, like Dani Carvajal, who no longer gets along at all with Alvaro Arbeloa. And that’s not all since the Kylian Mbappé case continues to annoy in Madrid. If the episode of his knee injury had already gone badly – with blame shared between the player and the club in the eyes of public opinion – the latest revelations confirm a certain tension.
An annoyed Mbappé, internal tensions
First, there are some doubts about his injury against Betis. At least, among the supporters. Is he really injured or is he saving himself for the World Cup now that Real have nothing left to play for? “One of the reasons why the fans were upset yesterday (Friday, Editor’s note) was because they didn’t have the feeling that Mbappé was really injured. We had the feeling that he didn’t want to force it.”said Tomas Roncero, famous journalist-pro Madrid, on the Cadena SER. Enough to confirm that the image of the Bondynois is clearly damaged among Madrid public opinion.
For its part, the newspaper Marca indicates that “Mbappé is fed up”evoking a Mbappé very annoyed by his regular physical problems in the run-up to the World Cup. And it’s not just this medical subject that’s starting to annoy the Frenchman, since according to The Real Journalhis behavior behind the scenes would not necessarily be optimal. Annoyance towards certain teammates, certain crazy things happening off the record, questionable attitude towards Alvaro Arbeloa, multiple clashes with Jude Bellingham, a locker room which prefers Vinicius Jr to the Frenchman, among others. An anything but glorious picture which clearly depicts a Madrid adventure turning sour for a player who came to win the Champions League and who must for the moment be content with two seasons without a major title under the white tunic.
