Kylian Mbappe’s Tough Start at Real Madrid Continues With Las Palmas Draw

Kylian Mbappe’s difficult start to life at Real Madrid continued on Thursday evening as the defending champions were held to a forgettable 1-1 draw with Las Palmas.

An assist from former Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie opened the scoring for unfancied Las Palmas before Los Blancos found a late equaliser from a familiar source when Vinicius Junior converted a penalty. However, it was Mbappe who the crowd and viewers at home expected far more from.

The former Paris Saint-Germain forward made the switch to the Spanish capital over the summer with the great expectation that he would soon be in the same conversation as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the sport’s all-time greats, but the reality has been stark.