Real Madrid’s Mbappe era begins.
Some wrote on social media, whatever Mbappe does after his debut at Real, that will be history. It means history if you play well, history if you play bad. This probably speaks to his lengthy process of joining Real. Rumors about this party change have been going on for almost five years.
In the end, the two sides met in bat-ball last June. Real got Mbappe on a free transfer from PSG. Judging by the amount of discussion about this change of party before that, it can be said that even if Mbappe does not do well in Real, it will be a different history. Much like the ‘mountain mouse birth’. But time will decide that. For now, Mbappe’s start at Real has been great.
Real won the UEFA Super Cup last night by defeating Atalanta 2-0. In this match, Mbappe scored on his debut in the jersey of Real. Mbappe became only the second player in Real’s history to score a goal on his debut for the club and win the title as well, according to football statistics outlet ‘MrChip’. This feat was first done by Marco Asensio. That too in this (2016) UEFA Super Cup.
How excited Mbappé is to win the title on his debut at Real, can be seen in his post on X, ‘First title win for the best club in the world. Let’s win more. Ala Madrid.’
Mbappe was asked after starting the season by winning the title at Real, whether 50 goals in the season is a realistic goal for him? Mbappe highlighted the greatness of Real in the answer. Explained, there is no limit to expectations when playing in this club, ‘We are Real Madrid. We have no limits. Neither do I.’ After that, however, he said, ‘If you score 50 goals, that’s it. But the most important thing is to win and improve as a team. Because, we are going to win as a team.’
There has been a lot of discussion about which position Mbappe will play in Real. But Real coach Carlo Ancelotti, recognized as one of the best players in the world, already had a solution. Ancelotti played Mbappe in the number 9 jersey as a center forward, leaving Rodrigo on the right wing and Vinicius on the left wing. Midfielder Jude Bellingham had to play a little behind.
When Vinicius enters, Mbappe sometimes moves to the left wing. His smiling face suggests he is enjoying his Real Madrid debut. That’s what Mbappe said after the win, ‘Great night. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time to play for this jersey, this badge and these fans.’
There was also the question of how much and how quickly Mbappe would adapt to Real Madrid. Listening to Bellingham, it seems that Mbappe answered that question in the debut match. Bellingham said after the match about playing as a teammate of this star forward of France, ‘I thought Mbappé was great before. Now that I’ve played with him and got to know him a little better; His pace, quality of play, movement without the ball, leadership and the way he communicates (with teammates). People have been talking about him coming here (Real) for a long time. He seems to have been here for a long time. Adapted after coming.’
Ancelotti also feels that Mbappe played well in the debut match in addition to adapting.
“Mbappe did really well,” the Real coach told TNT Sports. He has adapted well with the team. Combines well with Vinicius Jr. and Judd Bellingham. Yes, of course we have good players in the team. But we have to play together, which we did tonight (last night).’
