"I'm having a hard time changing the team" Mbappe's 'Crazy Confidence'→'" League debut goal in four games'...Real won 2-0 against Betis

Sep 02, 2024

Real Madrid beat Real Betis to report their second league victory. Kylian Mbappe also scored his first goal in La Liga. Real won 2-0 in the fourth round of Spain's La Liga against Real Betis in the 2024-2025 season at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 2nd (Korea time). Mbappe reported multiple goals with his first La Liga score. REUTERS Yonhap News

Real Madrid beat Real Betis to report its second league victory. Kylian Mbappe also scored his first goal in La Liga.

Real won 2-0 in the fourth round of Spain's La Liga against Real Betis in the 2024-2025 season at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 2nd (Korea time).

Real also had Mbappe at the forefront of the match, and Vinicius Junior, Dani Sevayos and Hodrigu were placed at the second line. The third line was played by Aurelien Chouameni and Federico Valverde, while the four backs were composed by Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militão and Dani Carvajal. Thibaut Courtois defended the goal.

Betis also faced off with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Eater Ruibal was on the one-top and Abde Ezzaljuli, Pablo Fornals and Rodri were on the second line. William Carvalho and Marc Rocca were in the third line, while Romain Ferrard, Natang, Diego Llorente and Josuf Sabali were deployed in the defense. The goalkeeper's gloves were guarded by Hui Silva.

Betis, not Real, led the attack in the beginning. Starting with Perrard's shot in the 9th minute of the first half, Abde and Ruibal's shots aimed at the real goal in a row. However, there was no shot that threatened Courtois.

Real also launched an offensive in earnest. Mbappe's mid-range shot was blocked by defense in the 13th minute of the first half, and Millitang finished with a header from Hodrigo's cross in the 20th minute of the first half, but was blocked by the goalkeeper. Millitang tried to finish the bounced second ball with a shot, but even this went off the goal.

Mbappe's shot also turned away from the goal. Mbappe, who received Valverde's pass in the 24th minute of the first half, tried to shoot after dribbling inside the box, but he headed to the side of the net. Real also missed a Valverde mid-range shot in the 26th minute of the first half. In the end, the first half ended 0-0.

Real also led the attack in the second half. Real, who opened the attack with Chouameni's header in the 3rd minute of the second half, was blocked by Mbappe's shot in the box in the 7th minute of the second half.

Real, who continued to shake Betis' defense, took the lead with the first goal. The main character was Mbappe. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Mbappe finished it with a left-footed shot when Valverde connected the ball given by Hodrigo after breaking through in the box. The ball broke through both defense and goalkeeper and headed to the corner of the box, shaking the net.

Real gained momentum and immediately scored an additional goal. In the 30th minute of the second half, Vinicius tripped over the goalkeeper's foot in the box and a VAR review declared a penalty. Vinicius conceded the penalty opportunity to Mbappe, who received the ball, took the kicker and scored multiple goals.

Since then, the two teams have not scored additional points, and the game ended with Real's 2-0 victory.

Mbappe said in a post-match interview that "I was really happy after the Real transfer. Even if I didn't score, many fans gave me love" he said. "I know a lot of things change when a player of my caliber joins the team. I'm not crazy. But I can tell we're a little better than the first game. As with the training, I didn't get much better because I played every three days. "I can do much better in other games than today in the future." He explained that the slump has been inevitable because changes are inevitable when players of his level join.

Mbappe has been in the doldrums, having gone scoreless in his last three league games. Mbappe, who seemed to be cruising through the Super Cup match against Atalanta, his first official match for Real, fell into a slump at the opening of the league.

Mbappe went scoreless against Mallorca, the opener. Real also drew 1-1 with Mbappe's poor performance. Real won 3-0 against Valladolid, but Mbappe remained silent again. Rather, 18-year-old Supernova Endrick surprised fans by scoring her league debut goal. In the game against Las Palmas, it seemed that the scoring drought could be resolved. But Mbappe has not changed. Mbappe, who was empty, failed to prevent Real's 1-1 draw. Mbappe went scoreless in all three league games, while Real also finished fourth in the league with one win and two draws during the period. In particular, he was sluggish against the middle and lower teams and showed little of his real-world performance.

Since then, it has been argued that Mbappe, Real, and Ancelotti will have to make a decision. It was argued that someone could have to leave the team to take advantage of Mbappe.

Spain's As is Mbappe's record of 0 goals and 0 assists in 3 league games. Already in France, he insists he cannot play as a centre-forward. RMC Sports reporter Daniel Riolo said Ancelotti was also confident that the problems Luis Enrique and Didier Deschamps experienced could happen.

Reporter Riolo "We have to wait and see if Mbappe is the solution of the future at No. 9. Ancelotti tried placing him as a No. 9 like Enrique or Deschamps, but confirmed firsthand that it was not practical. He's not even number nine. What I'm sure is that Mbappe will never run like number nine. Eventually Mbappe will have to play on the left wing. He's not number nine and he's already seen it. He's a tired player,' Mbappe claimed.

However, Mbappe stepped up as a front-line striker and scored multiple goals to calm concerns. It remains to be seen whether Mbappe's performance will continue steadily, but the scoring of this game is expected to calm big concerns about him for a while.

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