La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[hyudien]

Madrid managed to achieve their first victory with a landslide score of 3-0 over Valladolid, in the first week Ancelotti squad was forced to share points with Mallorca. Overall, Madrid did not seem to have found their best rhythm, I think they still need time to adapt and become more organized. Valladolid could not do much to threaten Courtois goal, throughout the match they did not release any shots on target. Simply put, Valladolid is an easy opponent for Madrid, therefore Ancelotti was also brave enough to overhaul his formation and experiment with 4-2-3-1.

With a relatively easy opponent, all of Ancelotti plans went well, but in the future they must appear more aggressive from the start. Bellingham did not appear due to absence, Mbappe has not found his sharpness, Endrick managed to score his first goal. On the other hand, I see Ancelotti is trying to speed up the adaptation process within the team, by trying to implement a different strategy to find his best formation this season. In addition, the challenge that Ancelotti faces this season is actually to accommodate playing minutes for each of his players fairly, we can see it when Arda Guler became a starter today.

From my observation for more than 80 minutes, perhaps only Valverde's goal broke the deadlock when Mbappe and Vinicius had difficulty executing opportunities. After Endrick and Brahim Diaz came in, the game was more fluid and each player's position was in place, not many players messed up their teammates' positions like when Mbappe, Vinicius, and Rodrygo were rotated. These three players seem to have the same problem as the first match against Mallorca, the difference is not too significant but still the balance of attack is not running effectively. Instead of waiting for Mbappe to score his first goal in La Liga, Endirck actually started his goal in La Liga with limited playing time. The first half as usual did not have many dangerous movements, so should Ancelotti reserve Rodrygo in the future to stabilize the strategy in the front line? maybe it's worth a try 

[tygeade]

I was also expecting a high number of goals from Madrid's top three players (Mbappe, Vinicious Jr, and Rodrygo), but the combination of the three of them was able to have just one goal contribution and they couldn't help the team to win their first League match which is very shameful compared to the hype before the beginning of the season; and the Barcelona we were underrated due to financial instability that they couldn't sign players have now won their first two opening matches.

Nevertheless; Real Madrid won the match 3-0. I must comment on the effort of Ancelotti for making a very good substitute, the players he brought in made the difference, they contributed to the last two goals in the match and two of the substitutes scored goals in the match. This substitution decision makes Ancelotti a very good coach, but I will be expecting a good setup in their next coming matches because a team like Madrid is not supposed to be struggling to score goals despite having Mbappe, Vinicious Jr, and Rodrygo.

Honestly that looks like it is going to take a while for them to get used to each other, they are still learning how to play together because they have been playing a certain way in different clubs, Vini and Rodrygo ended up playing with both Benzema and without a proper striker for the past two seasons so they played very different games in the last two seasons already, whereas Mbappe played a very different game at PSG during the same time, so nobody has been playing a same type of game for a long time, they are all learning this for the first time.

But in the end, they won 3-0 and that's what matters, if they end up playing like this for a long time then I am sure that everyone will be happy, as long as the result comes it's all good.

[GiftedMAN]

In the second half of the game we are optimistic Madrid is going to have a change of game play as they are going to be able to secure a victory against their opponents, i don't believe ancelotti would let this game go without getting three points or in a worse case a point as i don't believe Madrid will loose this game, the second half will be a determinant for me.

Madrid outplayed Valladolid right from the first half though they were not lucky to get a lead in the first half. Even at that, it was nothing to be bothered about cause they were certainly winning the match anyways. The 50th minutes goal by F. Valverde placed real Madrid on a first advantage few minutes into the second half and later in the 88th minutes of the play, B. Diaz scored to give real Madrid a second goal lead and the Endrik ended it all by scoring the winning goal and of course his first goal for Madrid putting Madrid a 3 goal victory over Valladolid.

Real Madrid performance wasn't good in the first half they were only in control of the ball as they dominated in possession but they only made one attempt which is not too good for a team with so many star players in it. We must accept that this is not the Real Madrid team we watched last season because they were better in performance during the beginning of the last season but they managed to win from the early second half and later scored 3 goals to win the match with a clean sheet.

Real Madrid needs to work on their performance because they will find it difficult to win matches when they play against a very good team like Barcelona and ATM if they continue to play like they did today.

[Marykeller]

Lewandowski also started the season well. Lamine Yamal, as we know. He is continuing where he left off in the European Championship with the Barcelona jersey. They are currently threatening Real Madrid. Bellingham will be away from the field for a month in Real Madrid. If Real Madrid loses points during this period, Barcelona will widen the gap even more. Real Madrid lost two critical points against Mallorca. They do not want to experience a similar situation.

Lewandowski started this season well but Barcelona must not forget what happened with Lewandowski last season. He is old and at this age, his performance can suddenly become worse like past season so Barcelona need to have plans when Lewandowski can not play well and have solutions to replace him or tactical change.

Real Madrid will be a strongest team in La Liga with many star players they have, with Mbappe appearance this season and with experience of winning La Liga and Champions League recent seasons. Barcelona will want to beat Real Madrid and win La Liga but this task is not easily achieved. The absence of Jude Bellingham will be covered by other players in Real Madrid, it affects them but they know how to resolve it in coming months.

These are difficult times for Real Madrid. Although they have many players instead of Bellingham, Bellingham has a quality that sets him apart from other players with his talent. I know his quality and he often scored goals that saved Real Madrid in extra time. Real will be affected badly considering that he will not be able to play for a while and he may not be able to regain his form quickly after returning from injury. They may also wait a while for him to regain his form.

Bellingham's muscle injury will last until the middle of September; then, we will have him back in the Real Madrid first-team squad. Before then, there are two reserved players Ancelotti has to replace Bellingham for the time being before Bellingham recovers from the muscle injury. Those two players are Arda Guler and Brahim Diaz. We saw both player's performances in today's Real Madrid 3-0 win against Real Valladolid.
Real Madrid's next match is against Las Palmas, Ancelotti may decide to play Arda Guler first, maybe before the end of the match, Arda Guler will be substituted for Brahim Diaz. Such substitution may reoccur until Bellingham deems fit with his muscle injury around the middle of September

[Rockstarguy]

Robert Lewandowski and Barcelona having perfect start of their season as we have four goals with Lewandowski score 3 goals mean things are on track for him, and we can expect good performance from him in these conditions after watching his performance in these two games look like we will be having something special from him in this season while they are facing many challenges on and off the field his contribution could be vital for the Barcelona future in this season.

Lewandoski have always been the goal scoring machine for Barcelona since he joined the club, he is a very important player that contributed to the success of Barcelona which the club was able to win Laliga league. Lewandoski have performed very well this season just from the few games we have seen and in the last game they played against Atletico bilbao missed so many chances of scoring goals but at last he scored a goal for Barcelona.

Today we are having some interesting games as Real Madrid playing his first game at home after having draw in opener and Atlético Madrid is going to have Girona challenge after having draw against Villarreal few top teams are still looking for better results as things are not going as they were expecting.

The Real Madrid game against Atletico Madrid was very interesting,  this time Real Madrid was ready to score good number of goals. Atletico Madrid performance wasn't bad but still it wasn't difficult for Real Madrid to win the game. With the performance of the Real Madrid squad in today's match I can see the season won't be difficult for them.

[ZAINmalik75]

The first half of the game between Madrid and Valladolid just ended and there's yet a single goal from either side, this was supposed to look like an easy games for Madrid yet it now appearing like a challenging one instead, Madrid is much better than their opponent both in depth and in  form but it really interest me today how they have held Madrid this long without a goal, tho they have got what feels like a fair defense.

In the second half of the game we are optimistic Madrid is going to have a change of game play as they are going to be able to secure a victory against their opponents, i don't believe ancelotti would let this game go without getting three points or in a worse case a point as i don't believe Madrid will loose this game, the second half will be a determinant for me.

To be honest, I was very worried when at half time it was still a goalless draw or 0-0. Because anyway, in this match of course I am still confident that Real Madrid will be able to win well because in addition to Real Madrid having a better squad depth, of course the home factor will also make Real Madrid able to win well too. But unfortunately, it seems that Real Madrid's luxurious squad is still in adaptation to build chemistry to be even better, because only playing against Valladolid, which is basically a promotion team, but Real Madrid still takes a long time to be able to score goals.
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At the beginning of the first half I was so concerned about the goal. Real Madrid created a lot of chances but didn't get the goal. This match clearly shows us that still Real Madrid still needs to build team dynamics because they have good players in their squads but unfortunately in terms of tactics they don't have much understanding between each other. Let's suppose we look at Killyan Mbappe's performance status. The players provide them with a lot of chances but Killyan Mbappe has failed to get the chance to put the ball into the net . So that is why I think that real Madrid needs to get more focused on tactics build up as well as player understanding and chemistry.
 
Royal Valladolid is a low division promoted club and Real Madrid is a big club. There is a lot of difference in the game between the two. Real Madrid wins the match but it takes a lot of time to score against these small clubs or win by small margins. Real Madrid still needs to build a team to conclude a better result.

[Nheer]

Real Madrid won the match and they won by a big margin. But it must be admitted that Real Madrid's performance in the first half was not good. Even the next two goals they scored in the last minute of the match. However, after failing to score 3 points in the first match, Madrid managed to score 3 points in the second match by dominating the match.

Real Madrid have still not adapted to the changes in the team yet, i expected it though, they should not blend in at the beginning but when they do they will surely bang. We are yet to witness the performance of the three attackers and thats what everyone is waiting for, Mbappe, Vinicius and Rogrygo to cook but it doesn’t seem to be going their way yet. If it’s not yet working for them i think it’s good that other players are stepping up and getting the job done.

Girona performance last season was very incredible which shocked the entire Laliga teams but I see that wonderful performances in them because the are not at any pressure that is they were only playing one competition which is Laliga unlike the remaining top three are engaged in 2 or 3 competition which can also be stressful for them, Girona have a all week to prepare for just one match that why they did what they DID, now the they are engage in Champions league now let see how good they are.

Girona sold their striker so i don’t think they will be able to give the same performance as last season, they might not be too bad but i don’t think they will challenge for the title this season.

They are already a goal down at halftime and Atletico Madrid have all the advantage to win tonight, they are the home team and have added quite a few players to their squad which have help strengthen their team. We could see more goals in the second half the probability of Girona winning is low.

[GxSTxV]

I have only seen the great goal of Real Madrid by Valverde from a long tricky shot against Valladolid, after that I felt like the match is going to get less interesting for many reasons. Real Madrid are still trying different tactics using new players, Mbappe also couldn’t find the best side for his speed and connect with the other players. In my opinion, the white house is less ready for LaLiga than Barcelona this year even with the big difference of quality players in Real Madrid’s side.

Afraid that the team is going to the same PSG nightmare, when they had a bunch of best quality players, Messi, Naymar and most expensive players in the market, but without winning any big title such as UCL.

[kro55]

I was also expecting a high number of goals from Madrid's top three players (Mbappe, Vinicious Jr, and Rodrygo), but the combination of the three of them was able to have just one goal contribution and they couldn't help the team to win their first League match which is very shameful compared to the hype before the beginning of the season; and the Barcelona we were underrated due to financial instability that they couldn't sign players have now won their first two opening matches.

Nevertheless; Real Madrid won the match 3-0. I must comment on the effort of Ancelotti for making a very good substitute, the players he brought in made the difference, they contributed to the last two goals in the match and two of the substitutes scored goals in the match. This substitution decision makes Ancelotti a very good coach, but I will be expecting a good setup in their next coming matches because a team like Madrid is not supposed to be struggling to score goals despite having Mbappe, Vinicious Jr, and Rodrygo.

Honestly that looks like it is going to take a while for them to get used to each other, they are still learning how to play together because they have been playing a certain way in different clubs, Vini and Rodrygo ended up playing with both Benzema and without a proper striker for the past two seasons so they played very different games in the last two seasons already, whereas Mbappe played a very different game at PSG during the same time, so nobody has been playing a same type of game for a long time, they are all learning this for the first time.

But in the end, they won 3-0 and that's what matters, if they end up playing like this for a long time then I am sure that everyone will be happy, as long as the result comes it's all good.

Mbappe has played in Ligue 1 for a long time. Ligue 1 was not as competitive. So Mbappe definitely needs some time to adapt himself to the La Liga gameplay. There is no doubt that Mbappe is an excellent striker. Hopefully with enough support, Mbappe will be able to adapt to the Real Madrid squad very quickly.

Ancelotti is still experimenting with his squad. So I think we will see some slow and erratic performances from Madrid in the next few matches as well. And that's normal. But if Ancelotti is able to stabilize this team, I believe Real Madrid will dominate La Liga and the Champions League for the next few years.

Real Madrid's squad now relies on youth. There are no experienced players in the squad. If the squad had an experienced player like Modrich or Toni Kross then perhaps we would have seen a more composed performance from Madrid. In the last two matches we have seen Madrid players miss several easy chances to score.

[Adams0001]

In the second half of the game we are optimistic Madrid is going to have a change of game play as they are going to be able to secure a victory against their opponents, i don't believe ancelotti would let this game go without getting three points or in a worse case a point as i don't believe Madrid will loose this game, the second half will be a determinant for me.

Madrid outplayed Valladolid right from the first half though they were not lucky to get a lead in the first half. Even at that, it was nothing to be bothered about cause they were certainly winning the match anyways. The 50th minutes goal by F. Valverde placed real Madrid on a first advantage few minutes into the second half and later in the 88th minutes of the play, B. Diaz scored to give real Madrid a second goal lead and the Endrik ended it all by scoring the winning goal and of course his first goal for Madrid putting Madrid a 3 goal victory over Valladolid.

Real Madrid performance wasn't good in the first half they were only in control of the ball as they dominated in possession but they only made one attempt which is not too good for a team with so many star players in it. We must accept that this is not the Real Madrid team we watched last season because they were better in performance during the beginning of the last season but they managed to win from the early second half and later scored 3 goals to win the match with a clean sheet.

Real Madrid needs to work on their performance because they will find it difficult to win matches when they play against a very good team like Barcelona and ATM if they continue to play like they did today.

You are right, I did not watch their performance, but I did not condemn them. Real Valladolid has been playing defense since before halftime, expecting Madrid to draw, but Real Madrid outperforms them in the second half, winning 3-0. Mbappe has not had the opportunity to score his first goal in the La Liga this season, and I am thinking he will score many goals and challenge Lewandowski, but I didn't see any difference in the competition. Lewandowski has already scored three goals in two matches, and I am sure he will still add more goals in their next game because he is their striker, and is the only one who has scored for the team in the league, giving Barcelona a clean six points, and they won't try lose point now.

The coach is working hard for the club to make the supporters happy, and he hopes to continue winning matches before facing Real Madrid in the El Classico, which will be difficult this season with new players joining both teams. Olmo did not get the opportunity to play due to registration delays, and having the player in will undoubtedly help Barcelona perform well; let's see how the competition ends. He'll be really good. Ancelotti should start with young players, such as Ibrahim Daiz, Endrick and Modric, to capitalize on opportunities and achieve their goals.

[KTChampions]

Mbappe has played in Ligue 1 for a long time. Ligue 1 was not as competitive. So Mbappe definitely needs some time to adapt himself to the La Liga gameplay. There is no doubt that Mbappe is an excellent striker. Hopefully with enough support, Mbappe will be able to adapt to the Real Madrid squad very quickly.
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It seems to me that Real's advantage over Valladolid is no less than PSG's advantage over any team from Ligue 1, so no special adaptation is required. Mbappe is doing his job and has scored two goals in three games, which is a normal figure for the start of a season after the summer in which the Euro was held. Today Real showed a good result with an average game, this is what is needed at the start, it is a pity that points were lost in the first round, but I do not think that this is critical.

[letteredhub]

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Girona performance last season was very incredible which shocked the entire Laliga teams but I see that wonderful performances in them because the are not at any pressure that is they were only playing one competition which is Laliga unlike the remaining top three are engaged in 2 or 3 competition which can also be stressful for them, Girona have a all week to prepare for just one match that why they did what they DID, now the they are engage in Champions league now let see how good they are.

Girona sold their striker so i don’t think they will be able to give the same performance as last season, they might not be too bad but i don’t think they will challenge for the title this season.

Girona are now losing by 2 goals to nothing  with Griezmann and Llorente giving ATM the lead. Not that Girona are playing awfully on this one but just a problem of a finisher lacking in the squad because by stats in this game they are ahead of ATM in goal attempts and ball possession yet they are two goal behind on a clean sheet scores. So it's actually seeming that Girona will be having a difficult season this time as a result of the absence of the players they sold without an equal talent  replacement.

[ginsan]

Girona are now losing by 2 goals to nothing  with Griezmann and Llorente giving ATM the lead. Not that Girona are playing awfully on this one but just a problem of a finisher lacking in the squad because by stats in this game they are ahead of ATM in goal attempts and ball possession yet they are two goal behind on a clean sheet scores. So it's actually seeming that Girona will be having a difficult season this time as a result of the absence of the players they sold without an equal talent  replacement.

The match has entered the final minutes and I am sure Atletico Madrid will lock in victory in today's match. Moreover, Atletico Madrid is already leading 2-0 and they will easily secure 3 points because the match is only a few minutes left. In my opinion, Girona's game is not good in finishing because Dovbyk's departure to Roma made Girona seem to have lost their best form in the front line.

If you look at Girona's performance which is very difficult to maintain their good performance like last season, of course my assumption is that they will be overwhelmed when playing in the Champions League. Because this season Girona will play in the Champions League but their strength seems to have decreased significantly compared to last season.

[Cookdata]

The first half of the game between Madrid and Valladolid just ended and there's yet a single goal from either side, this was supposed to look like an easy games for Madrid yet it now appearing like a challenging one instead, Madrid is much better than their opponent both in depth and in  form but it really interest me today how they have held Madrid this long without a goal, tho they have got what feels like a fair defense.

In the second half of the game we are optimistic Madrid is going to have a change of game play as they are going to be able to secure a victory against their opponents, i don't believe ancelotti would let this game go without getting three points or in a worse case a point as i don't believe Madrid will loose this game, the second half will be a determinant for me.

I like how persuasive Anceloti used his brain. You will know that most teams are now focus on Mbape as the main target because they think he is main character now and today he played the most dumbest of all since his arrival and I was happy how Anceloti was confident to change him with Endrick. He is average but that gave him an advantage as people didn't see him coming to score goals, this might help change attractions of players towards Mbape in the coming matches.

Real Madrid are now back to the top of the table together where Barcelona and Celta are sitting but what funny me is how Celta that finish the last season in number 13 is now leading the league with 6 points, like they are confidently sitting like they are winning it. The more I try to convince myself that they can't, the more I remember how Girona stay there in the last season and funny how Girona is now in number 13th, this spots looks funny.

[Frankolala]

Mbappe has played in Ligue 1 for a long time. Ligue 1 was not as competitive. So Mbappe definitely needs some time to adapt himself to the La Liga gameplay. There is no doubt that Mbappe is an excellent striker. Hopefully with enough support, Mbappe will be able to adapt to the Real Madrid squad very quickly.
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It seems to me that Real's advantage over Valladolid is no less than PSG's advantage over any team from Ligue 1, so no special adaptation is required. Mbappe is doing his job and has scored two goals in three games, which is a normal figure for the start of a season after the summer in which the Euro was held. Today Real showed a good result with an average game, this is what is needed at the start, it is a pity that points were lost in the first round, but I do not think that this is critical.

Mbappe has only scored one goal against Atalanta. He has not scored any goal in this new season in Laliga. One should not worry over that because he is a good player and will adapt to the club game pattern. Mbappe has already proved himself to be a brilliant player by scoring his first goal in Spain on his first appearance for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid performance today was superb even if they played with a mediocre club, three points is what matters and I believe Real Madrid will win any big club if the win is very important and necessary.

[Egii Nna]

Girona are now losing by 2 goals to nothing  with Griezmann and Llorente giving ATM the lead. Not that Girona are playing awfully on this one but just a problem of a finisher lacking in the squad because by stats in this game they are ahead of ATM in goal attempts and ball possession yet they are two goal behind on a clean sheet scores. So it's actually seeming that Girona will be having a difficult season this time as a result of the absence of the players they sold without an equal talent  replacement.

This season will definitely look so hard for Girona because having Savinho out will definitely affect them because they fail to find a replacement that will take his position, which will affect the team bitterly because when you take a close look at their games, you will see that something is definitely missing. This is not the performance we saw last season, Girona, one of the teams that surprised us in La Liga last season. But these first two games that they have played this season were not encouraging at all because they drew one game against Betis and now they lost against Atlantico Madrid with 3 goals. It is not a nice result for them to be sincere. 

[RockBell]

Real Madrid won the match and they won by a big margin. But it must be admitted that Real Madrid's performance in the first half was not good. Even the next two goals they scored in the last minute of the match. However, after failing to score 3 points in the first match, Madrid managed to score 3 points in the second match by dominating the match.

The main attraction for Madrid this season has been Mbappe's addition to the squad. Real Madrid bought a talented scorer like Mbappe. However, in the first two matches, we did not see a better performance from Mbappe. Mbappe may not be able to adapt to this strategy of Madrid. Or Mbappe's understanding with Madrid players is not good. Ancelotti should try to find Mbappe's problems and solve the problem quickly.

From the game already, I had a good feeling that Real Madrid is going to win the match and that is why I did not even bother watching the game. I only kept track of what was going on when the game was ongoing because I was not really available, but I knew that Real Madrid is going to win.  From the highlights that I watched, I noticed that vicious Junior and Mbappé did not actually score a goal, but they were able to make it very impressive to the game. Both of them give an assist and I think Mbappé is already learning from  Vinicius  Junior. Because sometimes it must not always be about you, and that is the number one thing that every player is supposed to learn, I was  Scoring does three goals was enough.

I feel that if we are not careful, this season Real Madrid might actually get an  unbeaten record because with the kind of stands want to show is becoming stronger and stronger their aura is becoming a threat to other club, especially la Liga clubs,  so a lot is coming from Real Madrid this season so I don't want to worry about they so let's just leave Real Madrid performance because those guys are good. I love the fact that Mbappe gave an assist instead want to score.

[Raflesia]

Mbappe has only scored one goal against Atalanta. He has not scored any goal in this new season in Laliga. One should not worry over that because he is a good player and will adapt to the club game pattern. Mbappe has already proved himself to be a brilliant player by scoring his first goal in Spain on his first appearance for Real Madrid.

It looks like he still has to adapt well because indeed in the 2 matches he ran in the first 2 weeks he was still quite difficult to make his first goal in La Liga domestic competition but indeed this is quite reasonable because after all the adaptation of each player is definitely different and so is in this case especially Mbappe now has a new task where his position is slightly different from what he had at PSG so in addition to adapting to the new team, Mbappe must also adapt to the new position he has which makes him need time to make his instincts sharpen again.  But indeed in this case he also has to move faster because after all, his condition is currently the center of attention so that when he still cannot score goals, it is certain that he will continue to be criticized for his performance, especially he will still be compared to his past performance when he was at PSG so he must be faster to prove himself in Madrid.

[EFS]

Real Madrid won, but those who only look at the score might think it was an easy win, it wasn't. Real struggled especially in the first half. After Valverde's goal, they couldn't increase their lead and left the door open for Valladolid to equalize. Ancelotti's substitutions were good, both Brahim Diaz and Endrick came on and scored good goals. Normally in pre-season calculations, this game would've been a guaranteed 3 points for Real Madrid, so this win shouldn't be overestimated. It was what had to happen.

The Atletico game was a bit lower than I expected. I waited Girona to score but they couldn't. Atletico went to the end of the match with the comfort of 2-0 and scored another goal at the end. This year's squad may look defensive again, but Simeone knows how to keep the score. With the additions of Le Normand, Gallagher, Sörloth and Alvarez, they have strengthened the squad and I think they are more likely to win the title than last season.

[Ryu_Ar1]

The main attraction for Madrid this season has been Mbappe's addition to the squad. Real Madrid bought a talented scorer like Mbappe. However, in the first two matches, we did not see a better performance from Mbappe. Mbappe may not be able to adapt to this strategy of Madrid. Or Mbappe's understanding with Madrid players is not good. Ancelotti should try to find Mbappe's problems and solve the problem quickly.

At least this big win was able to make our hopes come true and indeed this is what must happen because after all Madrid must be able to get 3 points to make a good start even though they could not do it in the first match but for this second match they showed their capacity as defending champions.

For Mbappe now he is still not able to contribute more especially for the problem of goal productivity but I am quite sure that sooner or later this can be done because after all this is only a matter of time because he still needs adaptation with Madrid with a new attacking scheme and chemistry. I'm still pretty sure Mbappe can do that even though in the first 2 matches he couldn't do it well.