Mbappe scored Real Madrid's first two goals, one from a penalty kick. The home side then had another penalty kick, which they gave to their teammate Vinicius, but the Brazilian winger missed it. Shortly after, Jude Bellingham scored the third goal before the break, and Alvaro Carreras scored the fourth goal.
Alonso's frustration was evident when Vinicius missed the penalty, and Sport quoted former Real Madrid striker and current sports analyst Poli Rincón as saying to Cope radio: "This cannot happen to the Real Madrid coach. He should have said that Mbappé is the penalty taker. Xavi should say that Mbappé is the one who takes the penalty."
Radio analyst Manolo Lama criticized Mbappe, describing awarding his teammate a penalty kick as being like handing out sweets at school. Lama said: "The blame is on Mbappe. You can't hand out penalties like sweets. We're not at school here."
Xavi was asked after the match if he was upset about missing the penalty, to which he replied: "I'm definitely upset about missing it because it was just before halftime and it could have made it 3-0. Luckily, Bellingham scored afterward. It was just a momentary reaction to not scoring the third goal and it's over."
It is worth noting that Mbappe had given Vinicius the opportunity to take a penalty kick against Villarreal in the Spanish League less than a month ago, and this was the last match in which the Brazilian player succeeded in scoring in “La Liga”.
