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Kylian Mbappe was receiving the usual ‘attention’ he gets from opposing defenders, with physcial treatment, fouls and general attempts to throw him off his game at Mendizorroza against Alaves. What was very out of the ordinary was his reaction.
Real Madrid’s superstar committed an egregious foul, jumping in with both feet off the ground and catching Alaves’ Antonio Blanco in the shin with his studs. Sent off, Mbappe will consider himself fortunate that he looks set to avoid a ban that would rule him out of the Copa del Rey final.