Kylian Mbappe was left with a cut above his eye after a late collision with Girona defender Vitor Reis inside the penalty area. Despite the impact sending the French star to the ground, the referee waved play on and VAR declined to intervene, leaving Real Madrid furious at Santiago Bernabeu.
Alvaro Arbeloa launched a furious attack on the officials after Real Madrid were denied what he believed was a clear penalty in their 1-1 draw with Girona. The Madrid coach also addressed concerns over Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr as Los Blancos dropped more points in the title race.
Kylian Mbappe endured an off night as Real Madrid slumped to a 1-1 draw with Girona that may well kill off their La Liga title hopes. Federico Valverde's second-half strike was countered by a Thomas Lemar goal to see the spoils shared at the Bernabeu. Los Blancos could trail Barcelona by nine points - with seven games to go - if their bitter rivals win on Saturday.
Kylian Mbappe joined the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Ruud van Nistelrooy in an elite Champions League club after scoring in Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. The Frenchman brought up his 14th goal in Europe for the 2025-26 campaign to give Real hope of a comeback in the second leg at Allianz Arena.
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