After another frustrating evening with another missed penalty and Real’s defeat at Athletic Bilbao, Kylian Mbappé spoke out decisively. “A difficult moment, but the best time to change the situation and show who I am,” wrote the French football superstar, who has been unconvincing for weeks, in an Instagram story.
“It’s a shame about the penalty, but it happens,” said coach Carlo Ancelotti. “Athletic buries Mbappé in La Catedral, Real Madrid goes into a tailspin,” wrote the newspaper “Sport”. “Madrid is getting used to losing,” said “Marca”.
“A big mistake”
Due to the 1-2 defeat in the Basque Country, the Royals missed out on getting closer to their arch-rivals FC Barcelona in the table after three wins in a row in the Spanish championship. The Catalans are at the top with their German coach Hansi Flick with 37 points from 16 games, Real have 33 points from 15 games. Cup winners Bilbao improved to fourth place with 29 points from 16 games.
Mbappé (25) missed the penalty in the 68th minute on Wednesday evening when the score was 0-1. In the Champions League game against Liverpool FC, the French 2018 world champion and 2022 runner-up had not scored after around an hour. “A big mistake in a game where every detail counts,” Mbappé continued about another missed shot.