{"id":3248,"date":"2025-04-16T16:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=3248"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:39:40","slug":"kylian-mbappe-is-bruised-the-sad-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=3248","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is &#8220;bruised&#8221;, the sad confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 still feeds all the debates before the second round between Real Madrid and Arsenal, this Wednesday evening (9 p.m.).<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While Antonio Blanco was passing on a harmless action, Mbapp\u00e9 wiped his crampons on his opponent&#39;s tibia. A violent and very unusual gesture in the game of the captain of the French team.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><a class=\"twitter-link\" rel=\"noindex, nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beinsports_FR\/status\/1911458564922581066\/divp\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Expelled, Mbapp\u00e9 would have apologized after the match, with his club as well as the Alav\u00e9s player. But the evil is done, and the French star could have received a heavy sanction, but the Iberian press evokes a suspension of a single match.<\/p>\n<h2>The strong words of Ancelotti on Mbapp\u00e9<\/h2>\n<p>Anyway, this episode does not allow Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 to approach this second round against Arsenal in the best psychological conditions, as his coach Carlo Ancelotti confided during the traditional match press point.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab <em>Mbapp\u00e9 is bruised, disappointed by what happened. He trained very well yesterday (Monday), he was very motivated. We need him because we cannot just defend, we have to score goals<\/em>to the Carlo Ancelotti. <em>He has already scored a lot since the start of the season, and we will need his goals more than ever (Wednesday).<\/em> <em>We will try to play seriously, with our head, our hearts and with our balls &#8230; We have the commitment, the experience, the players, the fans &#8230; everything is there. We will have to have a good mastery of our game<\/em>. <em>The only thing we are not sure is whether we can achieve this result. But it is certain that we will give everything we can.<\/em> The tone is set.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"bloc_resume_post\">\n<h2 class=\"bloc_resume_post_title\">In short<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"bloc_resume_post_list\">\n<li>On October 15, 2023, during the match between Real Madrid and Alav\u00e9s, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 was expelled after a violent gesture on an opponent.<\/li>\n<li>Mbapp\u00e9 wiped his crampons on the Antonio Blanco tibia, which could be worth a suspension of two to four games.<\/li>\n<li>Carlo Ancelotti expressed his support for Mbapp\u00e9, stressing his importance for the coming match against Arsenal despite this incident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-content --><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 still feeds all the debates before the second round between Real Madrid and Arsenal, this Wednesday evening (9 p.m.). 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