Once again, he was clumsy and lacked panache. But he provided the minimum with a goal. This Sunday against Leganés, Kylian Mbappé scored for the first time in four matches during the 14th day of La Liga. Real Madrid won at the end of a match which they dominated without flaming (3-0).
Aligned on the left wing by Carlo Ancelotti – which pushed Vinicius Junior into the axis – Kylian Mbappé had encouraging first minutes. The Frenchman touched more balls than usual, took advantage of the space in front of him to provoke. With a nice aerial dribble on the pigeon wing (2nd), a leg passing sequence then shot (5th) and a goal refused because of an offside position (10th), his start to the game was promising.
Then, little by little, the attacker faded away. His technical wanderings of recent months have reappeared, with missed passes, rough controls or unsuccessful dribbling attempts. Finally, because he no longer looks like this player capable of individual flashes, his evening was brightened thanks to a partner. Just before half-time, Vinicius Junior offered him caviar after a high recovery. Alone facing the empty goal, Kylian Mbappé scored (43rd, 0-1).
Real returns to 4 points behind Barça
The first goal in a month for the Merengue striker, his seventh of the season in La Liga. Without impressing, Real Madrid retained control of the match, never worried by promoted Leganés. He made the break thanks to a nice goal from Federico Valverde, his captain. On a free kick from around twenty meters, the Uruguayan hit hard, on the ground, and deceived Marko Dmitrovic (65th, 0-2).
Jude Bellingham scored the third and final goal for Madrid. On the lookout, the Englishman pushed the ball into the net with his head after a strike from Brahim Diaz on the bar (85th, 0-3). In the meantime, Kylian Mbappé was replaced by Luka Modric following a missed duel against the opposing goalkeeper (83rd). After this success, Real Madrid are four points behind FC Barcelona, but with one less game played. The Catalan team was held to a draw by Celta Vigo this Saturday after leading by two goals (2-2).
