Kylian Mbappé goes into the match clearly frustrated, having failed to score for Real Madrid for a full two months. Ironically, his next opponent, Bayern Munich, is the very same team that denied him the Champions League title when he was a Paris Saint-Germain player, according to the Spanish newspaper ‘AS’.
Aside from the impressive statistics he has achieved this season, scoring 38 goals, the current reality raises serious questions: Mbappé is no longer the attacking solution everyone expected. His last goal dates back to 8 February against Valencia in La Liga, and since then, his impact has declined significantly.
What is most striking is that Real Madrid’s best spell under Arbeloa came in the French star’s absence, with the team securing five consecutive wins before losing to Real Mallorca, raising serious questions about his compatibility with the current system.