Actual Madrid celebrity Kylian Mbappe devoted his aim in opposition to Villarreal to teammate Brahim Diaz. He scored a Panenka penalty in stoppage time to safe a 2-0 win for his aspect.
Los Blancos confronted Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica in LaLiga on Saturday, January 24. Mbappe opened the scoring within the forty seventh minute for the guests. He was then fouled within the penalty field in stoppage time. The Frenchman transformed a panenka penatly to make it 2-0 for Actual Madrid.
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After the sport, Mbappe devoted the aim to teammate Brahim Diaz, saying (h/t Fabrizio Romano):
“My panenka penalty was for Brahim Diaz.”
Diaz, notably, tried a Panenka penalty for Morocco within the AFCON ultimate in opposition to Senegal on January 18, but it surely was saved. Senegal ended up profitable the sport 1-0, courtesy of Papa Gueye’s 94th-minute aim.
Kylian Mbappe had additionally spoken about Diaz’s miss after the ultimate, telling reporters (h/t Each day Publish):
“I didn’t converse immediately with Brahim. I talked with Achraf (Hakimi) and I can considerably perceive what occurred. It’s a tricky second. It’s true that I’ve additionally skilled troublesome instances with the nationwide staff, anger, frustration. However you need to maintain working. That’s the lifetime of a footballer. I got here to Madrid to win titles, however you even have to consider individuals, about emotions. Our aim is to assist Brahim get well and assist him.”
Brahim Diaz, notably, gained the Golden Boot on the AFCON 2025-26.
Alvaro Arbeloa lauds Actual Madrid’s unity after win over Villarreal
Actual Madrid have now gained their final three video games in a row. It comes after their Supercopa de España ultimate defeat in opposition to Barcelona and the Copa del Rey Spherical of 16 loss in opposition to Albacete. After the win in opposition to Villarreal, head coach Alvaro Arbeloa praised his staff’s unity after going by a tricky section, saying (h/t Managing Madrid):
““The very first thing a staff wants is to know that we’ve to stay collectively. We’re going to undergo some very troublesome, very difficult conditions. And it’s by unity that you simply obtain your objectives. That’s what I’ve needed to emphasize to them from day one, as a result of we haven’t been in a position to work a lot on the pitch. For me, a very powerful factor is that they’re united.”
“We noticed it final Wednesday with that huddle collectively after Vini’s aim, and we noticed it once more as we speak with Brahim. I’ve discovered a improbable group of actually nice guys who really admire one another, work collectively, and assist one another out.”
Actual Madrid sit atop the LaLiga standings, two factors above Barcelona, who’ve one sport in hand.
Edited by Aditya Singh
