“The team is very different without him”, the Madrid press counts on Mbappé for the final sprint

Sunday 04th May 2025 09:08 PM

Before the meeting of the 34th day of Liga this Sunday between Real Madrid and Celta Vigo, the Madrid press is expecting a lot from Kylian Mbappé. The Merengue club must win to continue putting pressure on Barça.

This Sunday (2 p.m.) against Celta Vigo in Liga, Kylian Mbappé will return to the departure eleven of Real Madrid. Touched on April 16 during the quarter -final return of the Champions League against Arsenal, the French striker had replayed during the Clasico on April 26, entered the second period of this King’s Cup final. Grosseur on a free kick on the sidelines of this defeat (3-2, AP), Mbappé is expected at the end of the season.

For Marca, Mbappé “is the big weapon of Madrid” for the final sprint, where FC Barcelona is now seven points ahead of its rival after its victory against Real Valladolid (1-2). “Last week, in the cup final, he could not lift the trophy, but his entry into the field after the break radically changed the Madrid’s face,” said the Madrid daily.

“Looked killer”

“It has become obvious that the ‘9’ is the player who can make his opponents feel that he is able, at any time, to change the course of the match, whatever the situation in which the Madrilenians are,” said Marca. “Kylian made the message across that the team is one with him … and that she is very different when he is not there.”

For his part, AS has highlighted a fall in the number of goals from Real Madrid since February, with an average of 2.57 goals per game until the C1 meeting against Brest (January 29). Since then, the average has been 2.19 goals per match. “Killer sought”, title thus the daily, in search of a providential scorer even if Mbappé already has 33 achievements in 50 games in all competitions.

One thing is certain: defeat is prohibited for Real Madrid against Celta Vigo. Otherwise, FC Barcelona will have a first opportunity to win the title in La Liga next Sunday, at home, during the Clasico. Without Mbappé, Carlo Ancelotti’s team remains on two victories on the score of 1-0 in the league, against Athletic Bilbao and Getafe.