Carlo Ancelotti admitted Kylian Mbappe was below his standards after he missed his second penalty in eight days as Real Madrid lost 2-1 at Athletic Bilbao. Julen Aguirrezabala saved Mbappe

‘s spot-kick in the 68th minute with Bilbao leading 1-0, although Jude Bellingham equalised for Madrid but the home side grabbed the winner moments later through substitute Gorka Guruseta, โปรโมชั่น ufabet who capitalised on a mistake from Federico Valverde. After the game, Ancelotti hit back at criticism that Mbappe was

not even 1% of his form at Paris Saint-Germain, but admitted the France forward still had room to improve.

“It’s more than 1%, for sure. He is not at his best level, but you have to give him time to adapt. He has scored 10 goals and he is trying to improve,” Ancelotti said. “

I haven’t spoken to him yet, it was a very difficult game when we drew level. We thought we were controlling the game, but the little details cost us. “

We missed a penalty. I don’t necessarily judge the players’ performance because sometimes penalties go in and sometimes they miss. Of course, he is sorry, disappointed, but we have to move on. “

Vinicius always takes penalties and he does them well. Three people have taken penalties: Mbappe, Bellingham and Vinicius. Mbappe has

now scored just three goals in his last 11 appearances in all competitions for Real Madrid.

Valverde was another criticised figure after he lost the ball which allowed Guruseta to score the winner in the 80th minute.

“He made a mistake, but you do not need to criticise him. Fede is a great player. Mistakes can happen in football, like any other. We have to focus on the next game,” Ancelotti added.