Kylian Mbappé is blocked after his brutal kick. However, the mild sentence causes criticism.
The French football star Kylian Mbappé will only be missing a league game after his dismissal at the weekend. This was announced by the disciplinary committee of the Spanish Association RFEF on Tuesday.
Mbappé only misses the upcoming encounter on Sunday (9:00 p.m.) against Athletic Bilbao, but not, as initially, the cup final against FC Barcelona on April 26th.
The judgment was partially criticized in the Spanish press. “The scandal is confirmed: only a game of lock for Mbappé!”, The title Mundo Deportivo . The newspaper Sport also showed a lack of understanding of the punishment: “A very mild punishment given the severity of Mbappé’s action.”
Kylian Mbappé saw the red card after video evidence
Mbappé escapes a long lock
Mbappé saw the red card at Deportivo Alavés in the 1-0 win of the royal on Sunday at Deportivo Alavés in the 38th minute. The offensive player came too late in a duel with the Spaniard Antonio and caught his opponent with a massive kick below the knee.
After the game, it was discussed whether Mbappé’s campaign was evaluated as aggression without intention to play the ball. In this case, the attacker could have been blocked for several games. Instead, the disciplinary committee now imposed the minimum of a game.
The lock has no effect on the Champions League. There, Mbappé and Co. have to make up for a 0-3 defeat from the first leg at Arsenal on Wednesday (9:00 p.m.) in Bernabéu at home, the semi-finals are still to be succeeded.