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Kylian Mbappé makes Real Madrid confession after another penalty miss in Athletic Club defeat

Mbappe has missed from the spot in two of his last three matches, both of which ended in defeat for Carlo Ancelotti's side. Real Madrid missed the chance to keep up the pressure on Barcelona at the top of LaLiga, slumping to a 2-1 defeat to Athletic Club in Bilbao, with Kylian Mbappe missing a

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Penalty nightmare? Mbappé misses two penalties in a week across UCL and La Liga

On Matchday 19 of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Athletic Bilbao where Kylian Mbappé's penalty was saved, marking the first time he had missed a penalty in his La Liga career. This was his second penalty miss in a week. During the match, Rüdiger won a penalty after being brought down in the penalty area

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Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid: Mbappe penalty miss proves costly

Kylian Mbappe missed a second penalty in a week as LaLiga champions Real Madrid slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao. A week after missing from the spot against Liverpool in the Champions League, Mbappe again fluffed his lines from twelve yards after Antonio Rudiger was fouled. Athletic led 1-0 thanks to Alex Berenguer's

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“A difficult moment” – Kylian Mbappe speaks out after penalty miss during Real Madrid’s defeat at Athletic Club

Kylian Mbappé's start at Real Madrid was disappointing to say the least. He has had a particularly tough time in recent weeks after a few high-profile moments. Last Wednesday, Mbappe saw his penalty saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher during Real Madrid's 2-0 Champions League defeat at Anfield. Seven days later he was denied again

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WATCH: Kylian Mbappe misses second successive penalty as Real Madrid denied equaliser at Athletic Club

Considering Barcelona won in Mallorca 24 hours ago, Real Madrid know they cannot afford to make a mistake in their own match against Athletic Club. They remain on course to do so, however, as not only are they behind at San Mames, but they have now missed a golden opportunity to equalize. It was Alex

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WATCH: Raphinha restores Barcelona’s lead over Mallorca with perfect penalty

Barcelona are aiming to end their three-match winless run in La Liga, and they are on course to do so. Despite Mallorca being put behind just before half-time, Hansi Flick's team is now 2-1 ahead of Son Moix. It was Ferran Torres who opened the scoring for the league leaders inside the opening 12 minutes,

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Ancelotti on Bellingham and Mbappe penalty debate – ‘We value that a lot here’

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has shed a positive light on Kylian Mbappe's decision to award Sunday's penalty to Jude Bellingham after missing one against Liverpool a few days earlier. Many took it as a sign of the Frenchman's lack of confidence, but Ancelotti saw it differently. Mbappe received no shortage of criticism over the

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“He doesn’t see you” – TV cameras pick up reasoning for non-awarding of Barcelona penalty

Barcelona lost 2-1 at home to Las Palmas on Saturday afternoon, despite feeling they were denied the chance to secure at least a point from the match. Two penalties came and went during the latter stages of proceedings, one of which was an alleged foul by Mika Marmol on Pau Cubarsi. Movistar cameras picked up

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How Kelleher became Liverpool’s penalty hero and why he now needs to leave

Unlucky timing seems to be a common theme at Anfield this season. While Jurgen Klopp will be in Mallorca toasting Arne Slot's seamless transition from Liverpool, you can still imagine the sense of regret the German feels over the fact that his great rival Pep Guardiola and Manchester City imploded as soon as he walked

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How Kelleher became Liverpool’s penalty hero and why he now needs to leave

Unlucky timing seems to be a common theme at Anfield this season. While Jurgen Klopp will be in Mallorca toasting Arne Slot's seamless transition from Liverpool, you can still imagine the sense of regret the German feels over the fact that his great rival Pep Guardiola and Manchester City imploded as soon as he walked

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Joe Cole and Peter Crouch praise ‘brave’ decision NOT to give Chelsea a penalty

Both Joe Cole and Peter Crouch were full of praise for referee Serdar Gozubuyuk after the referee stood by his original decision despite being sent to the pitch monitor in Chelsea's Conference League clash with Heidenheim. Chelsea were tied 0–0 at half-time in the Conference League, the first time they had gone into the break

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