Kylian Mbappe endures disastrous El Clasico debut as Rio Ferdinand makes feelings clear

Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 successful the El Clasico connected Saturday, with Kylian Mbappe seeing 2 goals ruled retired for offside arsenic helium was repeatedly caught retired by the precocious antiaircraft line

Kylian Mbappe had 2 goals disallowed arsenic helium endured a disappointing El Clasico debut, with Barcelona thrashing Real Madrid 4-0.

Mbappe was caught offside 7 times during the crippled arsenic helium was repeatedly caught retired by Barcelona's precocious antiaircraft line, with the France planetary having a extremity ruled retired for offside successful each half.

Reflecting connected Mbappe's performance, Madrid brag Carlo Ancelotti said: "It was known that they usage the precocious enactment and we astir didn't instrumentality vantage of it. He had chances and sometimes helium was offside.

"But we had 3 oregon 4 opportunities wherever they needed much success. I don't regret our approach. We did person opportunities. It's a pugnacious moment, arsenic ever erstwhile you lose. And adjacent much truthful erstwhile you bash it aft truthful galore games unbeaten."

Ancelotti besides reminded fans that Madrid mislaid 4-0 to Barcelona successful 2022 earlier going connected to triumph some the Champions League and LaLiga. "We don't person to propulsion everything successful the trash," helium added.

"We person to hide the past 30 minutes. It does not bespeak what happened connected the field. We couldn't get up connected the scoreboard and they took advantage. The game, until the archetypal goal, was precise adjacent and we had much chances.

"We already mislaid 4-0 present to Barca and won LaLiga and the Champions League. We won't beryllium acold from past season." However, it was a connection triumph from Hansi Flick's Barcelona and came aft different immense 4-1 triumph implicit Bayern Munich successful the Champions League.

Veteran striker Robert Lewandowski has been cardinal to Barcelona's superb commencement to the season, having netted 17 goals successful 14 games which is much than treble the magnitude Mbappe has scored successful the aforesaid fig of matches.

And Manchester United fable Rio Ferdinand is among those who was afloat of praise for Lewandowski aft his brace against Madrid, penning connected societal media: "Lewandowski = Levels". When asked astir Lewandowski, Flick said: "We person to physique an ambiance successful which the players tin amusement their quality.

"The ambiance successful the nine and successful the squad is precise good. We tin observe this victory, I'm giving them 2 days disconnected aft tomorrow's recovery. We tin celebrate, but present we person to absorption connected the adjacent lucifer against Espanyol."

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