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Upset! Real Madrid draws against Riyadh Crescent in the first game of the Club World Cup, and fans shout: I miss Mbappe so much!

10:05pm, 28 June 2025【Football】

Recently, Real Madrid encountered the Riyadh New Moon in the first round of the Club World Cup. Before the game, many Real Madrid fans believed that the team could win easily, after all, Real Madrid's overall strength and lineup configuration were much higher than their opponents. As long as the performance is normal, the Galaxy Battleship should not encounter too much resistance. However, the fans obviously overestimated their status and ability. Real Madrid and Riyadh Crescent were always in a match. In the end, after 90 minutes of hard work, the two sides shook hands 1-1 to make peace.

It is particularly worth mentioning that as the game is approaching the end, Real Madrid star player Valverde actually missed a penalty. This made some fans dissatisfied, and they believed that the experienced Modric should take the penalty. After all, Modric is in good shape and has sufficient physical fitness after appearing on the bench. He is indeed more suitable for this critical task than Valverde. If you fail to even score a penalty, it is reasonable for Real Madrid to tie the game with Riyadh Crescent.

In addition, without the team's top scorer Mbappe, Real Madrid's offensive efficiency and quality have declined significantly. Since joining last season, Mbappe has been the core scorer of the team. Whenever the game is deadlocked, he always makes a brilliant appearance and turns the situation around. Therefore, Mbappe became Real Madrid's golden boot, highly valued by the team's senior management and coach Ancelotti. The team's tactics gradually revolved around him, hoping to stimulate his potential.

However, despite such strong performance, Mbappe failed to help Real Madrid win the La Liga and Champions League championships, which made him feel very frustrated, especially when he saw his old club Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League last season, he was inevitably nervous. After all, he left Paris, where he had been playing for many years, and chose to join Real Madrid in the hope of achieving more on the new stage, but he did not expect that his old club ushered in the Champions League glory in the first season after he left. On the other hand, he returned empty-handed and might think in his heart that if he stayed in Paris for one more year, he might be able to share that glory together.

In this game between Real Madrid and Riyadh Crescent, Mbappe's absence put the team in a dilemma of only blooming but not bearing fruit. From this point of view, among the Real Madrid team, which is now full of superstars, Mbappe is the indispensable core player. I hope he can come back as soon as possible in the subsequent games to win the Club World Cup for Real Madrid.

Finally, Real Madrid's draw with Riyadh Crescent raised questions about the coaching level of young handsome Alonso. Compared with the scheming Ancelotti, Alonso has obvious room for improvement in on-site command and deployment of troops. Therefore, Alonso must make quick adjustments to help Real Madrid return to a winning streak as soon as possible.

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