Real Madrid suffered a crushing defeat in the final of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Completely overwhelmed by the Catalans, who won 5-2, Carlo Ancelotti's team was not up to par... except for one player who had an outstanding game.
Nine goals conceded in two matches against Barcelona, that's the balance sheet for Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid over the past three months. After a humiliating defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu on October 26, the Madrilenians managed to concede five goals on Sunday in the final of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup.
Completely floored by a disastrous Aurélien Tchouaméni defensively, as well as Eduardo Camavinga and Lucas Vázquez, the White House was unable to prevent defeat (5-2). The most prominent player in the Superclásico on the Madrid side
While most Madrilenians blame Carlo Ancelotti for his controversial team selections, one name stands out: Kylian Mbappé. Since his arrival in the Spanish capital last July, the French striker, who had a difficult start, had a very good evening. More and more prominent in recent weeks, KM9 was by far the Real Madrid player who respected the supporters.
In addition to his beautiful morning goal scored on Sunday, Mbappé tried everything offensively to make his partners shine. Out of 9 attempted dribbles, the former PSG player succeeded in 8. In addition to the technical ease displayed against the Catalans, Kylian was the player who provoked the expulsion of Barcelona's Polish goalkeeper and led to Rodrygo Goes' magnificent free kick to reduce the score.
As several Madrilenians pointed out after the defeat against the Blaugranas, Mbappé was abandoned by his partners, who quickly gave up in a match where everything had started well. "The only good thing today was Kylian Mbappé," Ancelotti even admitted after the humiliation.
It must be said: after this debacle, concrete conclusions must be drawn from the Real Madrid side, which will have to correct many things defensively. Against the big teams this season, Carlo Ancelotti has completely failed, which is not reassuring for the rest of the season. Fortunately, there's a Mbappé to soothe the hearts of the wounded supporters after Sunday's defeat in the final of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup.