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What Happens Next After Kylian Mbappé’s Explosive Outburst?

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A routine 2–0 home win over already-relegated Real Oviedo should’ve been just the sort of light reprieve Real Madrid needed after a rough couple of weeks. It wasn’t to be. The action on the pitch at the Bernabéu was unspectacular but efficient. Madrid got the job done on Thursday night with a goal in each half from Gonzalo García and Jude Bellingham, as they managed only their second shutout in 13 games. However, it was events off the pitch that brought the fireworks. Kylian Mbappé, who came on as a second-half substitute facing boos from the crowd, arrived in the mixed zone after the game with an itch to scratch—and boy did he scratch it. The club’s highest-paid player told reporters that he had been “100%” fit to start the game , but had been left out of the lineup because he manager Álvaro Arbeloa had told him he was “fourth-choice striker,” naming himself behind Vinicius Jr., Franco Mastantuono and Thursday night scorer Gonzalo in the pecking order.…

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