Clearly, nothing is going well at Real Madrid. After a week marked by tensions between the players and the alleged fight between Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde, the White House played one of its most important matches of the season this Sunday. As a result, Real Madrid lost last night at Camp Nou in a nightmarish Clásico. Beaten soundly by FC Barcelona, who went for a second title in a row in La Liga and are now 14 points ahead of Real in the standings, the Merengues had a difficult evening, without one of their most anticipated players.
Kylian Mbappé, who was initially supposed to be in the group, finally withdrew after a relapse in training. An absence which could have gone relatively unnoticed if the Frenchman had not decided to invite himself into the debate in a way that was surprising to say the least. Increasingly criticized in the media and on social networks where a petition was even launched to see him leave Real Madrid, Mbappé still made headlines this Sunday despite his absence in the rout at Barcelona. Staying in Madrid while his teammates played one of the most important matches of the season in Catalonia, the French striker published an Instagram story displaying the message “Hala Madrid” with, in the background, the score 2-0 in favor of Barça displayed in the 35th minute.
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A publication which immediately set fire to the powder in the Spanish media. Javier Herráez and Dani Garrido were among the first to react, bluntly: “it’s probably not the smartest thing in the world to speak out when the team is already down 2-0. Maybe he should have spoken sooner.» The most virulent charge came from Antonio Romero, who questioned Mbappé’s general behavior in recent weeks: “instead of going to dinner last night in Madrid, a real leader would have gone to Barcelona with his teammates. Kylian Mbappé’s behavior over the last 15 days as a Real Madrid player is intolerable; it is time to punish him.»
Strong words, which reflect an increasingly uncontrollable exasperation of a part of the Madrid press with regard to number 10. Tomás Roncero, the AS journalist faithful to his outspokenness, concluded by drawing up a severe indictment against the former Parisian: “this star makes fun of everything. I’m sure he didn’t post this photo on Instagram out of loyalty to Real Madrid. I’m waiting for him to hold a press conference and apologize to the Madrid fans, because posting this photo with the score 2-0 is a real insult; he should have posted it before the match, because it looks like he’s openly making fun of them.» Roncero also took the opportunity to slip a rather crazy barb about the player’s living environment: “he has the manor of Bale; this house must be cursed. He’s always outside, he never sets foot there. I’m desperate, I don’t understand what’s going through his mind.» A decidedly complicated season for Kylian Mbappé, who accumulates controversies as much as physical glitches.
