Sport Local 2026-01-29T04:08:21+00:00

Mbappé: Madrid's loss to Benfica was deserved

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé commented on his team's defeat to Benfica in the Champions League, calling it deserved and noting the poor performance of the Madrid players in the first half.


Mbappé: Madrid's loss to Benfica was deserved

Kylian Mbappé considered that Real Madrid's 4-2 defeat to Benfica on Wednesday is 'deserved' and admitted that the white team 'did not play well' against the Portuguese club. 'They were much better in the first half,' the French forward told journalists at the end of the match at the Estádio da Luz. He also admitted that the last goal, scored by the 'Eagles' goalkeeper, Trubin, is a 'shame', although 'mathematically it changes nothing' for Madrid. 'We had a clear objective to be in the first eight to have fewer matches, we started the match very slowly, they deserved to score first, but they didn't score, we did, and I thought that was going to get us into the rhythm of the game.'