Barça’s victory in the Clasico and the Spanish Super Cup should indeed have been the occasion for a classic protocol gesture: Real Madrid offering the guard of honor to its winners.
But Kylian Mbappé’s gesture overshadowed the party. According to journalist Alfredo Martínez, the Frenchman literally prevented his teammates from paying tribute to the Blaugranas, keeping them away from the passage reserved for Barça. An act which immediately caused indignation on social networks.
Real Madrid has not made the champions’ hall to Barcelona. Barça had done it. Mbappé took them from there. Ugly gesture. Inexplicable pic.twitter.com/Lf7rNYmZUk
— Alfredo Martínez (@Alfremartinezz) January 11, 2026
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This gesture comes in an already tense context. Mbappé, who entered at the end of the match to try to energize Real, failed to reverse the course of the final, lost 3-2 against a dominant Barça and carried by Raphinha. The Frenchman’s frustration seems to have been expressed by this behavior, surprising and unusual for a star of his caliber.
While Barça had, a few minutes earlier, respected the codes by offering the guard of honor to Real after their last victory, Mbappé’s reaction cast a shadow over the ceremony.
To summarize
After Barça’s victory in the Super Cup, Kylian Mbappé created controversy by preventing his Real Madrid teammates from making the traditional guard of honor for the Catalans. A gesture that overshadowed the celebration and ignited social networks.
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