Mbappe 'a worry' in first El Clasico

Oct 27, 2024 - 22:29

Mbappe scored twice in El Clasico but both were ruled out for offside

Kylian Mbappe was criticised as Barcelona triumphed against Real Madrid's new generation of 'Galacticos' in the first Clasico of the season.

On Saturday, Robert Lewandowski scored twice in three minutes, while 17-year-old Lamine Yamal and Raphinha wrapped up a successful night for Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu

Mbappe 'a worry' in first El Clasico

Real Madrid striker Mbappe, who was playing in his first El Clasico since joining Los Blancos from Paris St-Germain in the summer, thought he had given his side the lead in the first half, but the goal was ruled out for offside by the tightest of margins.

In fact, the Frenchman then went on to be flagged offside a further seven times as he struggled to get to grips with Barcelona's high line.

Speaking after the game, which left Real Madrid six points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona amid racist abuse of the visiting players, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti said: "The truth is he [Mbappe] had three or four opportunities where he could have scored and needed a bit more precision."

Madrid newspaper AS wrote: "The star's first Clasico was a cataclysm - a failure, stumbling eight times in Flick's offside trap. Shrunken and without venom, he's a worry."