Kylian Mbappé scored his first La Liga goal for Real Madrid on Sunday 1st September, at the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium against Betis Sevilla. He had gone four games without scoring and his goal against Atalanta Bergamo in the European Super Cup.
After creating a number of chances in the first half, Real’s ‘9’ finally found his chance in the 67th minute, easily beating the Betis goalkeeper with his left foot after a backheel from Fede Valverde, before doubling the bet from the penalty spot (75th). Substituted by Luka Modric in the 84th minute, he came out smiling to the applause of the Bernabéu fans.
Since his first goal and his first title in the European Super Cup on 14 August in Warsaw, Mbappé had not scored and criticism began to flourish in the Spanish press.
Unjustified criticism according to his coach
On Saturday, his coach Carlos Ancelotti said that his star signing had not “There is no problem with adaptation”. “He didn’t score, that’s true, but he played very well and was very dangerous at all times. I don’t think he’ll have any problems adapting.”Ancelotti said, pointing out instead the lack of balance in his team.
Before his goals, Real Madrid’s best chances were for Mbappé. But if he sometimes lacked precision, as in his shot that went wide after a cross from Vinicius (22), the French striker was also well muzzled by the Betis defenders, often in the path of his attempts (13th, 38th, 63rd).
