Mbappé, from me-I to upside down

This is certainly not how the boy who dreamed of becoming a Real Madrid star in his room in front of Cristiano Ronaldo posters would have thought of his first. Clasicoin front of Santiago Bernabeu wanting only to idolize him. However, reality has indeed caught up with Kylian Mbappé this Saturday night, the man who has never lost in the French version of Clasico. Following an average start to the season despite some setbacks, the new galactic made a splash for his first major meeting in La Ligaa few weeks after missing the Madrid derby due to injury. Is it bad, doctor?

Upside down flag

It is not yet tonight that the train will start on a route that seemed to be set. After being off the rails for over a year, the Mbappé locomotive still seems to be lost. Reduced preparation against the backdrop of a clash with PSG (often cited as an excuse later), growing debates about his game, a difficult start after a ghostly double clash against Dortmund , Euros not at the level for his first tournament as the captain of the French team and just a good start to the season for his first big trip in Madrid, where the whole world was almost for to see her arrive. But where did the great player who was called to rule over the world of football just over a year ago go?

Against Barça, the boy from Bondy gave his detractors a lot to think about, even causing some sad joy for all those who enjoy seeing him in difficult situations. It must be said that the boy has been sad for the past few months. The first memory that will be left of his first face to face with the Culeys in a tunic in Madrid so he will have countless wins (eight in total, which at least deserves to give him a record in the history of his new club in La Liga), and the sixth, already, visit him. it would have changed everything after half an hour of play The second thing he likes madridistas will remember? His failures in front of the goal, the number 9 hit twice directly on Iñaki Peña who did not want so much even though he was in an ideal position to restart his team.

A priority goal

With this failed performance, the little music was very quick to start and the old Parisian must have had ears at the end of the game. After clamoring for his arrival for years, the sports media madridista the first to begin hostilities, as As. « Barça left him out of the game, literally. This eternal war against the flag seemed to have entered Kylian’s head, announcing every day. His first Clasico ended in a nightmare. Halloween arrived a few days early for the French. »

Even worse, the 2018 world champion suffered in comparison to the three attackers who faced him on this terrible night. At the age of 36, Robert Lewandowski has once again shown why he is at the top of the scoring charts on the other side of the Pyrenees. As for the magic, it has come mainly from the legs of Raphinha in the last few days, or even Lamine Yamal, who is less visible than his two friends this Saturday afternoon but much more than his legs in the past months. So, when will Mbappé manage to stretch his head to get out of the nosebleed? Time is surely the main cure, even if the pressure is increasing in the Spanish capital. Supporters with a good memory, however, will be troubled by remembering that CR7 also had to be patient. After three defeats without the smallest Merengue goal, the Portuguese had waited for his fourth goal Clasico and the month of April of his second Spanish season to finally be decisive against the sworn enemy of Catalonia. I’m not sure it’s a good idea to imitate your idol, this guy.

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