This season, Real Madrid successfully recruited Kylian Mbappe. With a quality attack including Mbappe, Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo, many people predict that the Royal team will continue to dominate Europe.
However, up to this point, Real Madrid has shown instability. In La Liga, they are 2 points behind Barcelona for the top spot. Meanwhile, the White Vultures have lost 3/6 matches in the Champions League group stage, ranked 20th and only 2 points above the elimination group.
In a recent statement, legend Fernando Morientes believes that temporary difficulties will not affect Real Madrid much, according to Managing Madrid: "I have witnessed Real Madrid's difficult situations in December, but they still won La Liga or the Champions League. The most important moments really come in April - the sprint time.
At the moment, you are just fighting for everything. Real Madrid can finish second or third, but they cannot fall too far behind the leaders. The same thing happens in the Champions League. The new format allows you to recover, even if you start badly. Real Madrid can still be confident.”
Not only Real Madrid are facing difficulties, Mbappe is no exception. Despite being the team's top scorer with 9 goals, the French star is criticized for not shining in big matches.
Morientes believes in Mbappe: “His best is yet to come. He has 10 or 11 goals. I remember I finished my first season with Real Madrid with a total of 12 goals. We expect a lot from him, even though it hasn't come yet, but Mbappe will definitely shine.”
