The black cat?
This Friday evening, Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Girona on matchday 31 of La Liga.
If Barcelona win this Saturday, the Catalans would move nine points clear of Madrid and head straight toward a second consecutive title.
Another disappointing result for Real Madrid… and for Kylian Mbappé! Once again, the Frenchman failed to score in the league.
Since regaining his place in Álvaro Arbeloa’s starting eleven after returning from injury, Mbappé has not delivered a single decisive contribution in La Liga, and Real have not won, losing 2-1 at Mallorca last weekend and drawing this Friday evening.
If we add these two poor results to this week’s defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and the loss to Osasuna on February 21 in La Liga, Real Madrid have now recorded three defeats and one draw in Kylian Mbappé’s last four starts!
By contrast, in his absence, Real Madrid had managed six wins and one defeat in seven matches in all competitions, including major victories against Manchester City in the Champions League and Atlético Madrid in La Liga.
The contrast is striking and is causing a huge stir in Spain. When Mbappé starts, Real no longer win…
One last alarming stat for the captain of Les Bleus: his last goal in La Liga dates back to February 8, against Valencia. For the first time in his career, he has now gone four consecutive matches without scoring in the Spanish league!
So, do you think Mbappé is the X-factor behind Real Madrid’s decline?
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.
