Real Madrid is showing perseverance with its star. Sunday against Getafe (2-0), Kylian Mbappé returned to scoring thanks to a long shot from the right (38th). The French striker has built up confidence, four days after his very delicate match at Liverpool (0-2), marked by a penalty failure. He was thus named man of the match, despite a few failures, one of which was after eliminating the opposing goalkeeper (74th).
But the Mbappé case remains a sensitive subject at the Bernabeu, where the former PSG player had not scored for two months. Also, his teammate Thibaut Courtois defended him in the corridors of the stadium after the match. “We support him, he’s a great player,” said the Belgian, interviewed in French. His goal is surely the most difficult opportunity to score. Afterwards, it’s a bit of bad luck. »
Three perilous journeys ahead
And the Madrid goalkeeper continued, repeating the comparison of the bottle of ketchup dear to Cristiano Ronaldo: “Goals are like a bottle (from ketchup) with something inside: you hit it, sometimes it comes out just a little, but suddenly, it comes out on its own. » A way of saying that this goal could sound like a trigger for Mbappé to string together goals.
Since his arrival in Madrid, he has only achieved this once, in September, in four matches in a row. “He has enormous willpower,” Courtois swore. He created chances, he took space, he defended well. If he continues like this, we’re sure it’s going to be very good. » The Frenchman is expected, with three perilous trips looming in six days. First in Bilbao and Girona, in La Liga, where Real Madrid came back to within one point of Barcelona, then in Bergamo, in a Champions League where they are on borrowed time.
