Real Madrid talismanic striker Kylian Mbappe said there was no pressure on him after he had failed to score in the first three matches of the La Liga. Mbappe made his Real Madrid debut against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup and scored for the Los Blancos.
But he couldn’t find the back of the net against Real Mallorca, Real Valladolid and Las Palmas. However, the Frenchman finally broke the deadlock as he scored a brace in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Real Betis on Sunday.
The linchpin scored twice in the second half while playing at the home venue of Santiago Bernabeu.
“The pressure I have is to adapt to the team,” Mbappé said, speaking to journalists afterwards. “I’ve scored goals all my career, I’ll score goals for sure. The goals will come. Three games [without scoring] are a lot for me, but it’s OK, I have the confidence of my teammates.”
“There’s no pressure, it’s football,” Mbappé said on Sunday. “I have my quality. I’m here to be Kylian. There’s no pressure. I’m happy, I want to work.”
Mbappe took nine shots against Betis but couldn’t find success until the 67th minute.
“It was a great moment,” Mbappé told Real Madrid TV. “I’ve been waiting to score at this legendary stadium, the best in the world. The fans give me a lot of affection, even when I wasn’t scoring.”
“We’ve never put pressure on him to score goals,” coach Carlo Ancelotti agreed in his postmatch news conference. “Kylian had a good game. He was very effective in the area, he took his chances, he worked hard.
“It was important for him to score, but we evaluate the collective work.”
Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti showered praise on Vinicius Jr for letting Mbappe take the spot kick.
“Vinícius was very altruistic, letting Kylian take the penalty,” Ancelotti said. “They have a good relationship.”
Real Madrid will take on Real Sociedad at Anoeta on 14th September after the international break.
