Real Madrid: slammed by Mbappé, the journalist breaks his silence

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·27 November 2025

Real Madrid: slammed by Mbappé, the journalist breaks his silence

The journalist criticized by Kylian Mbappé responds

Real Madrid: slammed by Mbappé, the journalist breaks his silence

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Kylian Mbappé experienced a night of mixed emotions after netting four goals against Olympiakos. While once again carrying Real Madrid on his shoulders, the French striker showed clear irritation when a journalist asked him to respond to the club’s supposed “Mbappé-dependence.” “That’s a bad question,” he shot back at Miguel Angel Toribio, clearly uninterested in fueling the ongoing debate about his influence.

However, far from escalating the situation, the Spanish journalist sought to calm things down during his show on Radio Marca. He defended the French international, insisting that Mbappé’s reaction was entirely understandable.

"I understand Mbappé, I get what he was trying to emphasize and what he meant. He didn’t want to take any credit away from his teammates. He stood up for his partners," Toribio explained, rejecting any malicious interpretation.

He even praised the player’s attitude:

"The way Mbappé answered was a 10 out of 10, very polite. He just didn’t like that my question might have sounded as if I was belittling his teammates."

A rare clarification in Spanish media, highlighting the mutual respect between the journalist and the Madrid star.