Kylian Mbappe had a remarkable season with Real Madrid leading into Sunday’s Spanish Clasico against Barcelona, continuing his scoring form from last year. The star forward opened the scoring but saw a penalty saved, drawing immediate comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Mbappe’s performance included the opening goal, the missed penalty against Wojciech Szczesny, two disallowed goals, and constant threats whenever he ran at the Barcelona defense. Every sprint seemed to spark alarms in the backline.

In the 51st minute, the referee awarded a controversial penalty after a handball call on Eric García, following multiple rebounds off Jude Bellingham and García himself. Mbappe stepped up to the spot but Szczesny made a key save with his left hand, keeping the score in check.

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