Kylian Mbappe had a moment of madness in the 38th minute of the match in Vitoria against Alaves, when he went in with studs up—seemingly with intent—on the home team’s midfielder, Antonio Blanco. The Frenchman made this baffling challenge just four minutes after Real Madrid had taken the lead at Mendizorrotza. Criticism of Real Madrid’s performances, especially after the heavy defeat to Arsenal in London, has clearly brought significant tension to the locker room. Mbappe seems to have taken all of this particularly hard. He’s targeted by defenders in every match, but there’s simply no excuse for a tackle like this.Festival of red cards and bad football – Real Madrid chases BarcaSlow-motion footage suggests that the Frenchman had no intention of going for the ball, but instead went directly for the opponent’s leg—something that could have caused a serious injury to Alaves’ number eight. Luckily, that didn’t happen, and Blanco was able to continue playing. But now it seems that the lucky fact that he was not seriously injured and didn‘t exit the field will be Mbappe‘s chance to escape the more serious punishment. Nobody knows for sure and everybody is speculating, but there is a strong possibility he won‘t get the four match ban (which would prevent him from participating in El Classico), and not even three games, but only one.Mbappé’s red card. Proper grim challenge. pic.twitter.com/rIt42Y8DsQ— James. (@afcjxmes) April 13, 2025 Former referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez explained it.”Mbappe wasn’t going for the ball. He was hot from the foul… What a clear red. But, he’s going to avoid a four-match ban and miss the Cup final because it won’t be considered serious. Mbappe will be spared because Antonio Blanco has not suffered an injury and has not had to be substituted. They’re going to consider it disproportionate force, and the sanction will be limited to two games” he said to Cadena SER, referring to the Article 130.Wow, what a boy! Mbappe reveals he rejected Real Madrid at 13The Frenchman apologized to the player publicly and Carlo Ancelotti‘s son Davide, who took over the game due to his father‘s touchline ban, was defending his striker afterwards.”I haven’t spoken to him since. Kylian isn’t a violent kid; he’s a kid who apologized and is aware of what he did. It was a clear red card, and he paid the consequences. The many small offenses he’s been subjected to have made him react this way, which isn’t right. I’m not justifying him, but that’s what happened” he said.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 31FridayValencia – Sevilla 1-0 (1-0)/Guerra 45+4/SaturdaySociedad – Mallorca 0-2 (0-1)/Larin 20, Darder 47/Getafe – Las Palmas 1-3 (1-0)/Alderete 19 – Silva 53, 74, McBurnie 62/Celta – Espanyol 0-2 (0-1)/Jaen 28, 63/Leganes – Barcelona 0-1 (0-0)/Saenz 48 og/SundayOsasuna – Girona 2-1 (1-0)/Budimir 38, Ibanez 79 – Asprilla 90+6/Alaves – Real Madrid 0-1 (0-1)/Camavinga 34/Betis – Villareal 1-2 (1-1)/Ruibal 3 – Barry 26, Perez 48/Ath. Bilbao – Rayo Vallecano 3-1 (0-1)/Sancet 58 pen, Williams 80, Sancet 90+4 – Ciss 37/Monday22:00: (1.15) Atl.Madrid (7.75) Valladolid (19.0)***odds are subject to change***
