Kylian Mbappé’s penalty woes continued as Actual Madrid suffered a 2-1 defeat to Athletic Membership at San Mamés, dealing a blow to their La Liga title ambitions.
The French ahead, who has struggled with spot kicks just lately, missed an important penalty within the second half that would have salvaged a degree for Los Blancos. This pricey error added to Actual Madrid’s frustration as they didn’t capitalise on Barcelona’s poor type in November, which had briefly opened up the chance for Actual to take the lead within the title race.
Athletic Membership took the lead early within the match via an Inaki Williams strike, leaving Actual Madrid chasing the sport. Federico Valverde’s mistake in midfield led to Athletic’s second objective, scored by Nico Williams, doubling the hosts’ benefit.
Actual Madrid pulled one again via Rodrygo late within the recreation, however Mbappé’s missed penalty dashed any hopes of a comeback. His effort, struck low and to the left, was brilliantly saved by Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simón, who had an excellent night time.
The consequence leaves Actual Madrid trailing within the title race and raises questions on their potential to take care of composure below stress. In the meantime, Athletic Membership’s victory injects recent intrigue into the La Liga season as they proceed to impress within the league.
