Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe is one of the few players who consistently performed in the domestic league in 2025 for Los Blancos, but the frustration got better on Sunday afternoon and he was lucky to avoid his side points against Alaves. After a horror tackle on ex-real Madrid Academy Talent Antonio Blanco, Mbappe was rejected after a quick VAR assessment.
Assistant -Manager Davide Ancelotti defended Mbappe after the game and noticed that 'he is not a violent boy', and the French superstar is said to have both blank and the dressing room. Fortunately, Blanco was able to recover, but the damage does not stop there.
Mbappe will get a suspension, and if he had been judged to have been guilty of wreckless play, he could have had a ban of two to four games. At least that would have excluded him their next games against Athletic Club and Getafe, but also possibly the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona and the next La Liga collision with Celta Vigo.
However, the referee noted in his report that Mbappe challenged the ball with excessive violence, rather than guilty of violent behavior or wreckless play. That means that Mbappe will only be confronted with one to two games, in which Cadena Cope ensures that it will probably be a unique competition that the Frenchman misses. Anyway, he would be available for the final of the showpiece against Barcelona in Sevilla.
Mbappe was able to consider himself somewhat happy, given that his challenge was not particularly close to the ball and was aggressive in the action. However, it will be a big relief for Carlo Ancelotti, who is looking for all the help he can get in the last two months of the season. Dani Ceballos also returned to Alaves on Sunday, a crucial gear in Real Madrid's best form of the season in February.