Quote from: reagansimms on April 13, 2025, 05:01:17 PM

Quote from: Polkeins on April 13, 2025, 03:55:27 PM

It is unclear why Mbappe played so harshly in the episode with Antonio Blanco.
It was obvious that the foul was terrible and it's strange that the referee needed assist with VAR, because the blow to the shin with spikes from Mbappe was obvious.
Apparently Mbappe was tired of such a busy schedule in Madrid and decided to take a break from soccer a little, because otherwise it is difficult to somehow understand the motives for his actions.
There was no dangerous attack from Blanco and now because of such a gross violation Real Madrid will again have to try to hold on to the victory, which is so necessary in the last rounds, especially after yesterday's victory of Barcelona.
If Real lose today, Barcelona's lead will be 7 points, which means Real must win today if they still want to win in La Liga.

Mbappe red card for kicking Antonio Blanco's leg was a huge blow to Real Madrid, who were struggling to close in on Barcelona in the title race. The foul should not have been committed because Real Madrid were not under pressure. Whether the violation was intentional or not, what is clear is that he cannot strengthen Real Madrid in the next match. Losing Mbappe is very detrimental to Real Madrid because they have to lose their mainstay player at a crucial time, especially in the last few matches, their front line has been very unproductive.

Real were lucky that Alaves could not realize their advantage and on 70th minute Alaves player got a red card and the last 30 minutes the teams played in equal parts.
Now the gap between Barcelona and Real is only 4 points, and from Atletico Simeone as much as 10 points. Given the weakness of Atletico's game in the end of the deason it seems that it is Real and Barcelona this time will determine the winner in La Liga and there are still 7 games ahead, including the game with Barcelona on May 11. So the competition at the end of the championship will be tough.