Spain mocks Mbappé, who disappeared during PSG vs Barça

PSG completely missed their Champions League quarter-final against Barça. The Spanish press takes the opportunity to criticize Kylian Mbappé.

Absent, completely absent. Kylian Mbappé was nowhere to be found during PSG-Barça on Wednesday night. The Spanish press delights in this complete failure. The Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo criticizes the forward who is set to sign for Real Madrid.

“The executioner of Barça in the previous qualifying round of 2021 with four goals – three in the first leg and one in the second – went completely unnoticed this time. The main target for Madrid next summer – and there are already three – had more than discreet statistics. This time, he played the full 90 minutes, but barely had two shots on goal and both were blocked. One detail of his despair in the match is that he committed three fouls and, on the other hand, did not suffer any, which shows very well Barcelona’s defensive work against him.”

Koundé extinguishes Mbappé

For Sport, Jules Koundé snuffed out his compatriot on the French national team. “Jules Koundé minimized Mbappé’s presence to the point of making him disappear and leaving him desperate. He only had two shots. Mbappé was more noticeable for his complaints to the referee and his reproaches towards his teammates than for his ability to break through. He lost possession 13 times in the match.”

Finally, AS is the most vehement about Mbappé. “It’s Raphinha, the Brazilian, who finishes PSG off with two extraordinary goals under the helpless gaze of Kylian Mbappé, the French star, who disappeared for ninety minutes.”