Real Madrid suffers a penaltygate between Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr

Held to a draw by Las Palmas (1-1), Real Madrid could have left the Canaries with zero points if the goal to make it 2-1 scored by the hosts at the very end of the match had not been disallowed for offside. In the end, the Merengues left with a draw and they are clearly not happy. This morning, the Casa Blanca is in fifth place in the Liga standings, four points behind the leader, FC Barcelona.

An observation that annoys in the Spanish capital. Because the Real Madrid of the Galacticos 2.0 is still not taking off. Was the victory in the European Super Cup a decoy? It is still too early to say, but in Madrid, it is more than ever the time of controversy. And yesterday, in addition to Kylian Mbappé’s slow start in La Liga, it is another scene that is causing a stir. In the 67th minute, Arda Güler managed to obtain a penalty that allowed Vinícius Júnior to equalize at 1-1 for the Merengues. A small sigh of relief.

This had no impact on the result since Vinicius did not miss, but many wondered why Kylian Mbappé did not shoot. On the radio COPE chaina journalist tried to explain that he thought that ” The number one shooter would be Vinícius. ” Except that one of his colleagues immediately raised a reservation. ” When Ancelotti was asked once in a press conference, he said that there were several shooters. Today (yesterday), Vinícius took the ball. Mbappé watched him, he never approached to shoot it. » End of the controversy? Not really.

Mbappé didn’t flinch

For another journalist from the COPEthe message is clear: even if Mbappé is more used to taking penalties than Vinicius, the Brazilian wanted to set the record straight. For me, it’s a sign to say: ‘Here, I’m the one in charge’.” In this fight within a team for individual awards, the roles have changed with the Ballon d’Or. Scoring goals, even from penalties, is important. Vinicius has been at Real Madrid for longer and deserves this status. The coach has not publicly wet himself. It will surprise you, but this is the fourth penalty that Vinicius has taken at Real Madrid. He has taken five in his entire career. Mbappé has taken 51… »

Should the Auriverde international have let a specialist like Mbappé take this penalty? Guest on the show The Beach Barthe former Merengue glory Guti reproached Mbappé for remaining stoic. “Mbappé could have had a different reaction. At Real Madrid, no one would have taken that penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo, even if he had only been there for fifteen days. That’s what I think.”he said. Asked by the journalist if Mbappé should have gone to Vinicius to try to convince the Brazilian to let him shoot, the former Merengue midfielder added: ” Yes, even if he doesn’t pull it in the end. » Clearly, the controversies are far from over at Real Madrid.