Mbappe scored 3 goals, Real Madrid still could not stop Barcelona

The haunting defeat in all three "El Clasico" matches since the beginning of last season has weighed heavily on the Real Madrid players' minds, but does the "White Vulture" have any other solution than gritting their teeth and playing? It's not yet hopeless to defend the La Liga title if they win all 3 points at Montjuic, Real Madrid rushed to attack right after the opening whistle and soon created a surprise.

Kylian Mbappe was fouled....

In the 5th minute, after a mistake by young defender Pau Cubarsi, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was forced to foul Kylian Mbappe right in the penalty area. On the penalty spot, Mbappe defeated goalkeeper Szczesny to open the score for Real Madrid.

...and opened the scoring for Real Madrid from the penalty spot

Nine minutes later, while Barcelona players were still arguing about Federico Valverde's foul on Lamine Yamal near midfield, Real Madrid players quickly counterattacked. Vinicius Junior made an open cross for Kylian Mbappe to finish and score. 2-0 to Real Madrid.

Kylian Mbappe scores twice in 9 minutes

Pessimists were already worried about Barcelona because this was the third time in a few days that they let their opponents take a 2-goal lead. However, just like the previous two encounters with Inter Milan, "La Blaugrana" quickly counterattacked strongly.

Eric Garcia kick-starts Barcelona's incredible comeback

In the 19th minute, after a left corner kick by Raphinha, defender Eric Garcia headed the ball into the visitors' net, giving goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois no chance to block it.

The score was reduced to 1-2 and continued to be equalized 2-2 in the 32nd minute after Mbappe lost the ball in the middle of the field. Pedri stole the ball, passed it to Ferran Torres and the former Man City player assisted Lamine Yamal to curl a shot past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Lamine Yamal scores a great goal, equalizing 2-2 for Barcelona

Things got out of hand for the visiting team Real Madrid and Raphinha scored consecutively to make it 4-2 for Barcelona. Six goals in the first half was an unbelievable result for the fans, especially for the fans of both teams who witnessed the situation changing so quickly.

Raphinha scored twice but also missed 3-4 scoring opportunities for Barcelona

Kylian Mbappe gave the visitors hope with a third goal in the 70th minute, after Inigo Martinez's mistake in the middle of the pitch. The hat-trick helped the French striker take the lead in the "Top scorer" list with 27 goals, 2 more than Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski.

Kylian Mbappe scores first hat-trick in La Liga

The irony happened in the 80th minute when Aurelien Tchouameni handled the ball in the penalty area after Ferran Torres' shot. However, even after consulting VAR, referee Alejandro Hernandez still did not award Barcelona a penalty. The Montjuic stadium echoed with chants: "La Liga is a mafia nest!".

Tchouamemi's handball was overlooked by the referee

In the final minutes, both sides took turns conceding goals after Kylian Mbappe and Fermin Lopez finished, but the goals were disallowed due to offside.

The match ended 4-3 and the victory in this "six-point match" brought Barcelona closer to the championship title. They are 7 points ahead of Real Madrid with three matches remaining and will officially be crowned champions if they beat Espanyol in the Catalunya derby on May 16.

Nearly two and a half years after France's defeat in the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina, Mbappe has just tasted tragedy: scoring 3 goals in the big match but still becoming the loser. If in the final in December 2022 in Qatar, the French striker scored 3 goals but the "Gaulois" was held to a 3-3 draw in extra time and then lost in the penalty shootout, tonight, his Real could not stop Barca from coming back to win 4-3.

This defeat could end a disappointing season for Real Madrid and coach Ancelotti, although Mbappe could receive the consolation prize - La Liga's top scorer, just like how he surpassed Messi to win the 2022 World Cup Golden Boot but lost the biggest title: the World Cup Golden Ball.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/mbappe-ghi-3-ban-real-madrid-van-khong-can-duoc-barcelona-196250511233357782.htm