Kylian Mbappe scores 2/10 in "invisible" Real Madrid performance as Ballon d'Or credentials questioned

By Ben Knapton | 21 Sep 2026 09:50, Last updated: 21 Sep 2026 09:50

While Jose Mourinho's astonishing property conference dominated the fallout of Real Madrid's 2-1 decision to Atletico Madrid successful La Liga, Kylian Mbappe did not flight the antagonistic limelight.

The Frenchman entered the Madrid derby successful scintillating form, having scored 4 goals and acceptable up 2 much successful his erstwhile 3 appearances successful each competitions, but helium had an day to hide astatine the Wanda Metropolitano.

Mbappe played the afloat 90 minutes successful Los Blancos' decision but chopped an isolated fig successful the last third, wherever helium generated a paltry 0.02 Expected Goals and 0.01 Expected Assists.

The attacker's lone changeable of the crippled was blocked, portion helium won 5 of his 10 crushed duels and mislaid possession 15 times for Mourinho's side.

Mbappe did implicit 3 palmy dribbles, albeit to nary avail, and the Spanish media were unsurprisingly captious of the France international's underwhelming display.

Kylian Mbappe scores 2/10 successful underwhelming Real Madrid defeat

Eldesmarque gave Mbappe a specified 3/10 successful their subordinate ratings, acknowledging that the 27-year-old was "unsupported" but besides labelling him "absent" and lambasting his inability to make information by himself contempt "being much rested".

Mundo Deportivo were somewhat much measured successful their appraisal of Mbappe's display, admitting that the Frenchman "fought" and "tried", but nevertheless describing his wide show arsenic "dry".

AS also highlighted the information that Mbappe was "completely isolated" successful the last 3rd owed to a deficiency of creativity astir him, though the lucifer was nevertheless a "major setback" for the striker.

Madrid Fan went adjacent further, giving Mbappe conscionable a 2/10 aft a "completely invisible" and conceding that specified performances volition bash the 27-year-old nary favours successful the Ballon d'Or debate.

However, Managing Madrid scored Mbappe a respectable 5/10, praising the attacker for a mates of "promising bursts" and besides emphasising the deficiency of enactment astir him.

Sunday's decision to Atletico marked conscionable the 3rd crippled this play successful which Mbappe has failed to people oregon assist, aft the 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Real Betis connected September 4 and 2-1 triumph implicit Espanyol astatine the commencement of the season.

The 27-year-old was besides slammed by the Spanish media aft his mediocre show successful the Betis decision earlier this month; Mbappe was labelled "selfish" earlier responding successful perfect manner with a beardown scoring run.

What adjacent for Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid?

Mbappe volition present pb Zinedine Zidane's France into their 2026-27 Nations League campaign, which sees Les Bleus look Turkey (September 25), Italy (October 2) and Belgium (September 28 and October 5) successful League A Group A.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid volition endeavour to get backmost connected way astatine location to Villarreal connected October 10 pursuing the planetary break.