Kylian Mbappe Fails To Penalty Again, Real Madrid Fails To Approach Barcelona

JAKARTA - Kylian Mbappe again failed to execute a penalty that made Real Madrid lose 2-1 against Athletic Bilbao in the La Liga Spain match at the San Mames Stadium, Thursday, December 5, 2024 in the morning WIB. The defeat made Madrid fail to approach Barcelona's leaders.

Madrid wasted a chance to cut points with Barca. Because Mbappe could not complete the penalty which actually gave Madrid hope to take points in away matches.

This is the second time Mbappe has failed to take a penalty in the past week. Earlier in the Champions League match against Liverpool, the execution of the former Paris Saint-Germain player was also fruitless so Madrid finally lost 2-0.

"He's given more, but he hasn't achieved his best yet. We still give him time to adapt. However, he has shown his sharpness by scoring 10 goals and continuing to improve his skills," said Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who still supports Mbappe.

"I haven't spoken to him yet. We missed the penalty. But I won't evaluate the player's performance just because of a missed penalty. Sometimes you can score goals, but sometimes you fail. He certainly feels disappointed. But we have to keep going," he said again.

The bad result made Madrid have lost four defeats in various competitions. Madrid was also forced to delay their desire to overshadow Barca.

The reason is, Madrid, which has 33 points, are still four points behind Barca. Although they still have one game postponed, Los Merengues has not been able to catch up with Barca.

Meanwhile, Bilbao maintained his position in the Champions League zone. They are ranked fourth after pocketing point 29.

In that match, Madrid have not been strengthened by injured forward Vinicius Jr. In addition, a row of players such as Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao and Eduardo Camavinga have not recovered from their injuries.

However, Madrid can still keep up with Bilbao's game. Both teams played openly so they attacked each other. Only no goals were scored during the first 45 minutes.

Saat kedua tim mengalami kesulitan mencetak gol, Bilbao akhirnya mengatasi deadlockatan. Tim tim tututunnya Valverde berhasil unggul setelah Alex Berenguer menangkak kiper Thibaut Courtois lewat kickan dari jarak dekat di menit 53.

In a position 1-0 behind, Madrid had the chance to equalize after being awarded a penalty 15 minutes later. Penalty was awarded after defender Antonio Ruediger was dropped in the forbidden box.

The referee pointed to the spot. It's just that Mbappe's execution was too weak so that goalkeeper Julen Agirezabala could thwart it.

Madrid were finally able to equalize the score after midfielder Jude Bellingham overcome the deadlock in the 78th minute. The England international maximized the rebound ball which changed its position to 1-1.

Only, again Madrid wasted a chance to get points. Not long after or two minutes later, midfielder Federico Valverde made a blunder that fatally because he accidentally passed the ball to Bilbao player Gorka Guruzeta.

The opportunity was put to good use by Guruzeta. He also fired a shot into the net without Courtois being able to block it. The score changed to 2-1 for Bilbao and lasted until the game was over.