2026-01-12
Kylian Mbappé could not prevent the fall of the Real Madrid before him Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Super Cup. The French striker is still not in optimal condition and came off the bench to play the last minutes of the game without much to contribute.
After losing the Classic and collecting the runner-up medal, ‘Kiki’ had a controversial gesture that soon went viral on social networks. He asked his teammates to leave the grass and avoid facing the Barça team as recognition for becoming champion.
He was consulted about this John Laporta in RAC-1 in the middle of the celebrations. “I’m surprised by what he did. In victory and in defeat you have to be generous and respectful. This is sport and you have to have normal behavior. I think that we, in the victory, were generous and respected the opposing team. That’s why I can’t understand it,” declared the president of the Barcelona.
He also assured that, after the first Clásico of the season that ended with a victory for the whites at the Bernabéu, there is some tension between both teams.
“There was a different point from the League match and the players were a bit upset. It’s something that can be understood. The truth is that I didn’t see that moment of Mbappé on the field, but I understand that they must have been very screwed up moments. They must have been very screwed up and there was that reaction,” he said.
To sentence, the door explains that the gesture of Mbappé It could be born from frustration over the defeat, and he believes that the favoritism with which Barca reached the Super Cup final would have something to do with it.
“They imagined that we had a better chance of winning this game, but they were able to see it on the field and that, in the end, is screwed. You see what there is,” he concluded.
