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.
It was a very careless decision by Mbappe, he should understand better than to do that. this shouldn’t spell the end of their hopes in the title race because they can start the next game with Endrick in number nine position until he is available to play and as we all know Endrick is also as good though not up to Mbappe but can cause real problems for their opponents.
Yes, that's right. Violations that Mbappe shouldn't have committed actually harmed him and the team. Real Madrid often commits violations that they shouldn't have committed and the violations they do commit often have fatal consequences. For example, when playing against Arsenal in the first leg, two goals were scored from free kicks due to violations that shouldn't have been committed. This should be a material for evaluation for Ancelotti so that he can emphasize to his players to be wiser in making decisions when committing violations.
Mbappe has also been confirmed not to be punished for three matches, because the latest news states that he was only given a one-match ban due to the red card he received against Alaves. So Mbappe will only be absent against Bilbao and will return to play against Getafe in the next jornada. This is certainly an advantage for Real Madrid, because in the Copa del Rey Mbappe can also play.