La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Ryu_Ar1]

It is undeniable that this match will be a bit suolit especially Sociedad is one of the dark horse clubs which in recent seasons has been quite troublesome. But in the end, Madrid's strength is still far superior even though their players are injured in today's match and I am still quite optimistic about 3 points for now even though Ancelotti cannot appear with their full strength.

True, Sociedad has always been a stumbling block in recent seasons, because they can always appear quite optimal and are in the top standings because of the slick performance they always show, especially in this match they will play home, which makes this clearly more difficult for Madrid.
However, I quite agree with what you said in this case where Madrid is still very capable of getting 3 points and they have to do that for now.
At the beginning of the season they were criticized even though they haven't lost yet but the draws they've had have sometimes made it look bad to some people and for the next match Madrid certainly have to show that they are indeed the best club in La Liga and 3 points is something they have to force in this match.

[ShowOff]

Real Betis vs Leganés

Real Betis (predicted lineup): Rui Silva, Youssouf Sabaly, Diego Llorente, Natan, Romain Perraud, Marc Roca, William Carvalho, Aitor Ruibal, Pablo Fornals, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Vitor Roque.

Leganés (predicted lineup): Juan Soriano, Jorge Saenz, Sergio Gonzalez, Javier Hernandez, Valentin Rosier, Enric Franquesa, Darko Brasanac, Yvan Neyou Noupa, Oscar Rodriguez, Juan Cruz, Sebastien Haller.

Welcome back Laliga with an amazing things starting with Real Betis vs Leganés tonight, Real Betis had only three matches before the international break and Leganés four games, Leganés just came out of the relegation but their performance hasn't look nice but I will give them the benefit of doubt that they are just new and again the second is still fresh, let see what they have for tonight.

Real Betis won this match with a final score of 2-0. Leganes couldn't do much when Abde Ezzalzouli and Vitor Roque scored goals. This was Vitor Roque's first goal with Real Betis in 2 appearances, certainly good for him as a player on loan. Roque's is still a Barcelona player, but because Barcelona had to reduce places to register other players, Roque's was loaned out.

Real Madrid and Barcelona will both visit their opponents' stadiums in Girona and Sociedad. Barcelona must maintain its good performance after 4 consecutive wins, while Real Madrid is also fighting hard to maintain its performance to stay close to second place. If Barcelona loses, it will be easier for Madrid to reduce the points gap between the two, but I think this time Barcelona will not lose to Girona.

The good news: Gavi joins part of training

Following a day off on Wednesday, it was back to work for the FC Barcelona squad on Thursday with the biggest highlight being the presence of Gavi, who underwent cruciate ligament surgery last November and has also been carrying a meniscus injury sustained while on duty for Spain.

The midfielder has gone through nine arduous months of hard work to get back in condition to play, and today he was finally able to join in with some of the group exercises. Ansu Fati, also recovering from a fitness issue, was able to do likewise.

Thursday was also the first day with all of the players that have been on international duty back under the orders of Hansi Flick. Guillermo and Olmedo of Barça Atlètic also took part, with the focus being the derby away to Girona next Sunday at 4.15pm CEST.

[Obim34]

Barcelona form this season was really surprising, not everyone expected Barcelona to be this good, even going heads up against Madrid to hold the top position in the La Liga table while Madrid cling on second position. Barcelona are opportune that Madrid drew two of their four games which separated both with considerable numbers of points and goal difference aswell. These should be a good motivation for Flick to keep the teams performance consistent and even better because definitely Madrid are getting better and we may not see them loose/draw as much games to drop points, in some weeks, some injured players will be back on the pitch and teams performance will be great.

Barcelona are being pulled by the hair by Robert Lewandowski, this player is truly a phenomenon: as a footballer, as a person and as a driving force.
In addition to being good, he has taken Barcelona by the hand and is taking it forward.
I would say that he is doing better than the famous Mbappe. My opinion

Lewandowski is truly phenomenon as in your terms, a player that has the potentials of a complete striker, matured and experience on the pitch only that his age is playing less impact on his maximum performance, even at that, he can still option himself as one great contributor to his team.

Comparing Lewandowski and Mbappe, both are world class players with relative importance to their respective clubs and countries but on the contrary, Lewandowski has this ability to nurture the game and understand that he should not just alone rely on his agility or ability but that is the case to Mbappe, having the ability but lacks team play. Just saying, if it was Lewandowski now in Madrid, possibly we may see a good achievement from this striker.

[irhact]

Comparing Lewandowski and Mbappe, both are world class players with relative importance to their respective clubs and countries but on the contrary, Lewandowski has this ability to nurture the game and understand that he should not just alone rely on his agility or ability but that is the case to Mbappe, having the ability but lacks team play. Just saying, if it was Lewandowski now in Madrid, possibly we may see a good achievement from this striker.

But isn't it too early to start judging Mbappe performance for Real Madrid, he hasn't played that many games to judge him. He has already helped them to win a trophy just few weeks in the club. We shouldn't be comparing Lewandowski to Mbappe, they're both strikers but Lewandowski has more experience and has won more trophies than mbappe. they're also playing in a different club with different playing style. Mbappe has more pressures to perform than Lewandowski has that's why he wants to be the players scoring so he can be worth all the attention. Mbappe has to be selfish sometimes or he can't be the main man at the club.

[Frankolala]

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I even see the depth of Real Madrid's squad this season is quite good between the main players and the reserve players so that the problem of player rotation will not actually be an obstacle for Real Madrid to continue to perform well in any competition including in the UCL this season. But Real Madrid still has to hope for the recovery of several players who are still injured because almost all players become more important this season after each team that enters the UCL has to undergo a new format with very different conditions.

We all agree with that, Madrid is a team that is truly filled with players who have above average quality. Don Carlo can play the players he wants according to their performance, after all they have players that are almost evenly distributed based on the quality of both regular players and second reserves. as for some injured players will soon rejoin the main squad, some of them are Bellingham, Camavinga who in a few weeks we can see will return to the field. but some of them seem to need more time to return to the main team, Tchouameni, Caballos and Alaba and for some others their status is still in doubt. what concerns me is Real Madrid's defense line, with the absence of several injured players can have an impact on their performance in the defense line. besides that the tight schedule is very draining energy, yes as I said in the previous post. maybe for now it's not a problem for Madrid, but in the long term it could be a problem. I mean, if some Madrid defenders have to be absent longer.

You're right here. With the absence of seven Real Madrid starters that are on injury, especially the defenders who are really needed this period and in the match against Real Sociedad I feel Real Madrid will have a very tough time winning against Real Sociedad. Right now Ancelotti needs Vinicius, Mbape, and Rodrygo to sync now more than ever. They must show that chemistry if they want to win that match. If they lose against Real Sociedad, the gap between them and Barcelona will be no more. If they want to keep that gap they need to be strong that day.

I just hope that Ancelotti will be able to manage thieves players that he has on ground and make something out of the match against Real Sociedad in other to win the match because Real Madrid is in a tight corner right nlw with the absence of some of their key players.

If Real Madeid should draw or lose this match it will be more advantage to Barcelona who will definitely win their own match and the point gap will widening. It is the first quarter matches of the season that clubs who win trophies do take advantage of because nobody knows what will happen before the season will be over. Real Madrid needs a win.

[Docnaster]

Comparing Lewandowski and Mbappe, both are world class players with relative importance to their respective clubs and countries but on the contrary, Lewandowski has this ability to nurture the game and understand that he should not just alone rely on his agility or ability but that is the case to Mbappe, having the ability but lacks team play. Just saying, if it was Lewandowski now in Madrid, possibly we may see a good achievement from this striker.

Comparison of top footballers is one thing you can't take away from football fans because they do it most times to stir up reactions from football lovers even when it's unnecessary. Robert Lewandowski as we all know have achieved a lot in football and when he was in his prime, he was considered as one of the best strikers in the world but even at his current age, he's still delivering the goals for his club Barcelona and that I think is what you can only get from a world class striker.

Kylian Mbappe on the other hand have also achieved a lot already while also showing potentials of a player who's likely to achieve more that he's ever achieved in football. I don't find it pleasing to compare and even when I'm more of a fan of Kylian Mbappe, I consider it disrespectful to Lewandowski when you compare him to Kylian Mbappe.

[Obim34]

Comparing Lewandowski and Mbappe, both are world class players with relative importance to their respective clubs and countries but on the contrary, Lewandowski has this ability to nurture the game and understand that he should not just alone rely on his agility or ability but that is the case to Mbappe, having the ability but lacks team play. Just saying, if it was Lewandowski now in Madrid, possibly we may see a good achievement from this striker.

But isn't it too early to start judging Mbappe performance for Real Madrid, he hasn't played that many games to judge him. He has already helped them to win a trophy just few weeks in the club. We shouldn't be comparing Lewandowski to Mbappe, they're both strikers but Lewandowski has more experience and has won more trophies than mbappe. they're also playing in a different club with different playing style. Mbappe has more pressures to perform than Lewandowski has that's why he wants to be the players scoring so he can be worth all the attention. Mbappe has to be selfish sometimes or he can't be the main man at the club.

You can get me well rather, I am not comparing Mbappe against Lewandowski based on how much contribution they have brought to the team as of now, my opinion is based on my observations from watching them play. Mbappe does more of a solo play, the ball moves round and get to him to display but most at times he doesn't release the ball at a point when needed.

Mbappe doesn't need to be extra selfish to how much more other players should be, he should not aswell forget that there are young talented players on the same page with him contending for that same global attention, from likes of Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo, let's imagine if all chooses to go selfish just to drag that one spot as center of attraction, that means Madrid will end up having a bad season.

[KTChampions]

You forgot to write that this was a rather unusual contract extension - now Lunin, along with Endrik, has the longest contract with Real - until 2030. Courtois has a contract until 2026. Apparently, in the long term, Real chooses Lunin. But in any case, given the density of the calendar, both goalkeepers will have game practice.

Due to the intense match schedule, especially the big teams are forced to use their reserve goalkeepers and players. Real Madrid has secured its goalkeeper by extending the contract of one of its trusted goalkeepers. If Andriy Lunin was not liked, his contract would not have been extended for this long. Real Madrid is not taking any risks regarding the contract.

If Andriy Lunin performs well in the matches he is on the field, his chances of being in the first 11 will increase. Real Madrid extended Lunin's contract and closed the goalkeeper transfer window for a long time.

Considering that Lunin insisted on being number one and was going to leave the club if that didn't happen, I think there are more complex agreements there than "play well and you'll be in the starting lineup." Maybe he's guaranteed a certain percentage (maybe even more than 50 or 60 percent, who knows) of games where he'll be in the starting lineup. He is very ambitious and based on the logic of all his previous actions/words I do not believe that he signed such a long-term contract at the risk of sitting on the bench.

[Majestic-milf]

 Betis were able to get their first win in four games after trying so hard to secure three points and even though they won, I must say I wasn't impressed by the way they played. Imagine finding it hard to get a goal in the first half against a small club like Leganes who aren't up to their standards. One will say it's because they didn't have the presence of some of their key players but then that shouldn't have bothered them so much seeing how good they are at destroying opponent's defense but it looked like Leganes had more control over them, as if they were playing against a side like real Madrid or the other bigger clubs.
 It was Real Betis 117th anniversary yesterday so I guess this win was made to commemorate the event. I really expect more from them in next games because you can't find it hard to win small clubs and expect to go far in the league as it is.

[Weawant]

But isn't it too early to start judging Mbappe performance for Real Madrid, he hasn't played that many games to judge him. He has already helped them to win a trophy just few weeks in the club. We shouldn't be comparing Lewandowski to Mbappe, they're both strikers but Lewandowski has more experience and has won more trophies than mbappe. they're also playing in a different club with different playing style. Mbappe has more pressures to perform than Lewandowski has that's why he wants to be the players scoring so he can be worth all the attention. Mbappe has to be selfish sometimes or he can't be the main man at the club.

Some times ist just clear how we create for ourselves stress in trying to be so quick already in judging or comparing a player differently from the other meanwhile we are  not putting every factor as they should be in place to get an actual and proper comparison because what else would I call a comparison with someone who has not played up to five game been compared to some other who has been there over a season, mbappe should be given at least till  mid season before saying actually if he's good enough or not.

[GbitG]

The good news for Barcelona is about their player, Gavi. this player was out for a long time but now it seems he is getting ready to play in the field for his team.
Gavi of an effective player for Barcelona and he had a good performance in this team. We were expecting to see him out of the field for 12 months, now 10 months passed and he is ready to train with other players which can be a great step forward for this player to get back into good form again.
Gavi got injured in the last season while playing for Spain and he was out for 290 days. [...]

Based on Barca Blaugranes ^[1], Gavi would return to the field in October or November, it said that Barcelona don't want to rush gavi back. I believe that there are many Barcelona fans really wanted to see him back to the field again. So, i agree that this is a really good news, not only for Barcelona team but also for fans.

Finally Gavi has come from injury, now Hansi Flick will have many options, which means many players will be available for the midfield area. Gavi is a well contributed player who has played a key role in Barcelona's game play. His return is really a joy for both Yeam and fans. Anyway, without Gavi Hansi Flick,  has organized the team in such a way that he can conclude a top class game. Recently, Barcelona has shown a very better performance, which shows that now the potential is visible in Barcelona, in which Barcelona was weak for many years. Barcelona's upcoming match is against Girona. Girona is a defensive team, but Barcelona has recently worked a lot on the quick passes game play in stand depth position. So I hope Barcelona will perform well.

Beside that Barcelona will not rush to play Gavi because he is a key player and it will be risky for Barcelona to put him in the squd and will wait until he is fully recovered. Another good News is that Frenki De Jong has also recovered from injury and will participate in training next week.

[CroverNo01]

The good news for Barcelona is about their player, Gavi. this player was out for a long time but now it seems he is getting ready to play in the field for his team.
Gavi of an effective player for Barcelona and he had a good performance in this team. We were expecting to see him out of the field for 12 months, now 10 months passed and he is ready to train with other players which can be a great step forward for this player to get back into good form again.
Gavi got injured in the last season while playing for Spain and he was out for 290 days. [...]

Barcelona is on another level, we're yet to see the outstanding form of Barcelona and this season proves everything will fall in place for the club. Barcelona have made necessary signings and we know they're certainly not here to play but to win games and lift major titles. Most of their key men that were injured have started coming back to form. Gavi have been sidelined due to crucial injury sustained in league game. He's back and started training with the team, giving more room for the new coach, Hansi Flick doing his best to ensure he's keep his team intact and ready for the competitive run.

[mvdheuvel1983]

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I even see the depth of Real Madrid's squad this season is quite good between the main players and the reserve players so that the problem of player rotation will not actually be an obstacle for Real Madrid to continue to perform well in any competition including in the UCL this season. But Real Madrid still has to hope for the recovery of several players who are still injured because almost all players become more important this season after each team that enters the UCL has to undergo a new format with very different conditions.

We all agree with that, Madrid is a team that is truly filled with players who have above average quality. Don Carlo can play the players he wants according to their performance, after all they have players that are almost evenly distributed based on the quality of both regular players and second reserves. as for some injured players will soon rejoin the main squad, some of them are Bellingham, Camavinga who in a few weeks we can see will return to the field. but some of them seem to need more time to return to the main team, Tchouameni, Caballos and Alaba and for some others their status is still in doubt. what concerns me is Real Madrid's defense line, with the absence of several injured players can have an impact on their performance in the defense line. besides that the tight schedule is very draining energy, yes as I said in the previous post. maybe for now it's not a problem for Madrid, but in the long term it could be a problem. I mean, if some Madrid defenders have to be absent longer.

You're right here. With the absence of seven Real Madrid starters that are on injury, especially the defenders who are really needed this period and in the match against Real Sociedad I feel Real Madrid will have a very tough time winning against Real Sociedad. Right now Ancelotti needs Vinicius, Mbape, and Rodrygo to sync now more than ever. They must show that chemistry if they want to win that match. If they lose against Real Sociedad, the gap between them and Barcelona will be no more. If they want to keep that gap they need to be strong that day.

I just hope that Ancelotti will be able to manage thieves players that he has on ground and make something out of the match against Real Sociedad in other to win the match because Real Madrid is in a tight corner right nlw with the absence of some of their key players.

If Real Madeid should draw or lose this match it will be more advantage to Barcelona who will definitely win their own match and the point gap will widening. It is the first quarter matches of the season that clubs who win trophies do take advantage of because nobody knows what will happen before the season will be over. Real Madrid needs a win.

Ancelotti is a professional coach having been able to manage the Real Madrid team up to this very moment he shouldn't have any excuse not to get a good result against Real Sociedad because som e of his players are injured. Real Madrid team is not like other teams who are without good second starters, they have some good players that can replace the injured ones they will see the game as an opportunity to prove to the coach that they do well and by so doing the coach may want to try them in other matches. Barcelona is already aged or Real Madrid, the gap will be extended or Real Madrid don't win in the game and Barcelona wins in their own game.

[TelolettOm]

UNAVAILABLE: Ronald Araujo (Injured), Christensen (Injured), De Jong (Injured), Marc Bernal (Injured), Fermin Lopez (Injured), Gavi (Injured)

Frankie de jong's injury seem to require a surgery which is 50-50 and I don't think he wants to do the surgery, for now I think he's going to undergo some playing test to determine if he will be fitting to still continue playing thus, if he fails then I don't think he has any option than to take the surgery because it will be too dangerous to allow him play with his injury (but he claims he can handle it, I haven't heard any news about it today though...) and his injury period seem to be getting longer

Gavi has had a very good development, he has started the training process after the injury treatment.
And the good news is related to Frankie de Jong.

Breaking news from Barcelona:

Source: Frenkie De Jong is set to return to group training next week.

He has even been seen training individually lately.

With the recovery of several of his players, Flick can finally really sharpen his squad, especially the midfield line.

[EL MOHA]

Ancelotti is a professional coach having been able to manage the Real Madrid team up to this very moment he shouldn't have any excuse not to get a good result against Real Sociedad because som e of his players are injured. Real Madrid team is not like other teams who are without good second starters, they have some good players that can replace the injured ones they will see the game as an opportunity to prove to the coach that they do well and by so doing the coach may want to try them in other matches. Barcelona is already aged or Real Madrid, the gap will be extended or Real Madrid don't win in the game and Barcelona wins in their own game.

Yes Ancelotti is a very experienced coach and also this Madrid team is also a very strong one and they have a very huge expectations on their shoulders as many fans want them to win almost every every match possible but this is football where wishes are not horses. The game isn’t played by name only but how well you go out that day. Real Madrid is having a tough and difficult time now because it is a transitional period and they need to undergo this process first so the thinking of them must winning every-time should be reduced and we all should just trust the process.

This Real Sociedad team are also not a bad club either as they have been frequently European top spots clinchers in the league although they have also been faced with a bad start to the season they seriously are a threat to the Los Blancos this game week 5. I wouldn’t be too surprised to see them getting of the game with a point

[promise444c5]

And the good news is related to Frankie de Jong.

Breaking news from Barcelona:

Source: Frenkie De Jong is set to return to group training next week.

He has even been seen training individually lately.

With the recovery of several of his players, Flick can finally really sharpen his squad, especially the midfield line.

Although, I haven't seen this particularly on their page or maybe the social page I was checking, i did follow the source link to a twitter page but if it's true then he must have passed the test hebought to undergo before resuming, not a medical test to be precise but it's related but they were going to test if he could handle playing with his current  state.. his fears  is actually not been able to play football again if he undergo that surgery because its a 50-50 chance  as I said earlier ,  so if this seem to be true once again, then it's indeed a good news for him and the club (of courss fans are no exception )at least he won't have to undergo any surgery .

[Alpha Marine]

Betis were able to get their first win in four games after trying so hard to secure three points and even though they won, I must say I wasn't impressed by the way they played. Imagine finding it hard to get a goal in the first half against a small club like Leganes who aren't up to their standards. One will say it's because they didn't have the presence of some of their key players but then that shouldn't have bothered them so much seeing how good they are at destroying opponent's defense but it looked like Leganes had more control over them, as if they were playing against a side like real Madrid or the other bigger clubs.

I think it's unfair to criticize Betis for how they played yesterday. They totally dominated the same. In the first half, Leganes didn't even get any dangerous chance, it was Betis all through. Aside from the offside goal Leganes scored early on, I can't remember them having any other chance in the first half.
The second half was much better for Betis. They created more chances, had control of the game, always had the ball and did not allow Leganes to create chances.

I was happy to see a smile on Vitor Roque's face after such a hard time in Barcelona. Personally, I don't see him as a player who is good enough to start for Barcelona, but he's good enough to start for Madrid. It's just the same way I don't see Endrick as someone good enough to start for Madrid, but he will be a good striker in a smaller club.

[tusandii]

But isn't it too early to start judging Mbappe performance for Real Madrid, he hasn't played that many games to judge him. He has already helped them to win a trophy just few weeks in the club. We shouldn't be comparing Lewandowski to Mbappe, they're both strikers but Lewandowski has more experience and has won more trophies than mbappe. they're also playing in a different club with different playing style. Mbappe has more pressures to perform than Lewandowski has that's why he wants to be the players scoring so he can be worth all the attention. Mbappe has to be selfish sometimes or he can't be the main man at the club.

Some times ist just clear how we create for ourselves stress in trying to be so quick already in judging or comparing a player differently from the other meanwhile we are  not putting every factor as they should be in place to get an actual and proper comparison because what else would I call a comparison with someone who has not played up to five game been compared to some other who has been there over a season, mbappe should be given at least till  mid season before saying actually if he's good enough or not.

Well you are right, moreover scorers at Real Madrid are not only Mbappe sometimes Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo they are also quite active in the front line so it does not mean that Mbappe does not score many goals then we have to give a lot of criticism at the beginning I think that is unfair. The Real Madrid squad has above average abilities they do not only depend on one player like when Mbappe was at PSG so they work together to make their club perform extraordinary. I am sure that over time Mbappe will definitely return to his best performance he just needs to adapt and find his rhythm of play at Real Madrid especially finding chemistry with each other so as not to be selfish.

[mamesso]

Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona have successfully gone through their first four matches perfectly, they have scored a total of 13 goals and only conceded three goals. This perfect start has seen Barcelona top the standings, four points ahead of their eternal rivals who have only managed two wins and two draws. Barcelona new recruit (Dani Olmo) also performed very well, he immediately showed his class in his first two appearances by always scoring goals.

Matchday five Barcelona will visit Girona headquarters with a mission of revenge for their defeat last season, Barcelona squad is increasingly complete after the return of Gavi and Ansu Fati giving Hansi Flick freedom to formulate a strategy. Of course Hansi Flick will do his best to get maximum results, my prediction is that Barcelona will increase their winning record at Girona headquarters with a score of 1-2.

[legendbtc]

But isn't it too early to start judging Mbappe performance for Real Madrid, he hasn't played that many games to judge him. He has already helped them to win a trophy just few weeks in the club. We shouldn't be comparing Lewandowski to Mbappe, they're both strikers but Lewandowski has more experience and has won more trophies than mbappe. they're also playing in a different club with different playing style. Mbappe has more pressures to perform than Lewandowski has that's why he wants to be the players scoring so he can be worth all the attention. Mbappe has to be selfish sometimes or he can't be the main man at the club.

Some times ist just clear how we create for ourselves stress in trying to be so quick already in judging or comparing a player differently from the other meanwhile we are  not putting every factor as they should be in place to get an actual and proper comparison because what else would I call a comparison with someone who has not played up to five game been compared to some other who has been there over a season, mbappe should be given at least till  mid season before saying actually if he's good enough or not.

Well you are right, moreover scorers at Real Madrid are not only Mbappe sometimes Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo they are also quite active in the front line so it does not mean that Mbappe does not score many goals then we have to give a lot of criticism at the beginning I think that is unfair. The Real Madrid squad has above average abilities they do not only depend on one player like when Mbappe was at PSG so they work together to make their club perform extraordinary. I am sure that over time Mbappe will definitely return to his best performance he just needs to adapt and find his rhythm of play at Real Madrid especially finding chemistry with each other so as not to be selfish.

We cannot compare Lewandowski and Mbappe. They are two completely different generations. And even last season Lewandowski did not perform well. Then we should not demand that Mbappe be truly excellent.

I know, Kylian Mbappe's form in the past three months hasn't been really impressive. From a top striker in European football, he can't be turned off like that, he hasn't integrated into the team. I always said that Real Madrid are a stronger team with Mbappe. I'm sure that in the next month, Kylian's form will be better. Up to now, Mbappe has scored 3 goals for Real Madrid. I think this number is more than enough for a rookie. I believe he has officially "opened his account" for goals in La Liga. We shouldn't put too much hope in Mbappe, we are putting too much pressure on a young player, to let him gradually integrate into La Liga football.