Kylian Mbappé faces scrutiny and jeers as Real Madrid star feels the cost | OneFootball

Kylian Mbappé is set for a hostile reception at the Santiago Bernabéu as Real Madrid host Oviedo at 21:30, his every move scrutinised after weeks of mounting criticism.

According to L'Équipe, he returns tonight after missing the 0-2 defeat by Barça on Sunday and was jeered in his previous home game, the 2-1 win over Alavés on 21 April.

The forward has been taken to task for a Sardinia trip while injured, landing 12 minutes before the 2-0 at Espanyol, smiling after a bust-up between Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, a last-minute Clasico withdrawal and a “Hala Madrid” post during the loss.

In a season without a major trophy, the team’s star often becomes the lightning rod. Real are fixed in second place in La Liga, out in the Champions League quarter-finals and Copa del Rey last 16, and lost the Supercopa final 2-3 to Barça.

His coverage mirrors that afforded to Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinédine Zidane, Ronaldo and Luis Figo, though it falls short of the David Beckham frenzy. Interest has risen since his relationship with Spanish actor and model Ester Exposito.

Mbappé has 41 goals in 41 matches across all competitions, yet in Madrid the numbers that truly matter are the ones that deliver titles.

Source: L'Équipe