Kylian Mbappe is currently living through one of the toughest moments in his career. He has struggled to live up to expectations during the early stages of his time at Real Madrid, and after another

Kylian Mbappe knows the pressure is intensifying after an unconvincing start to his Real Madrid career and a dismal performance in the Champions League defeat by Liverpool. Despite three losses in five Champions League outings,

Former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale defended Kylian Mbappé after the forward disappointed in the club's Champions League defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday, during which he missed a crucial penalty.

On a miserable night for Real Madrid, now 24th in the Champions League and in danger of missing the knockouts, Kylian Mbappe was well-shackled and also missed a penalty against Liverpool.

Mbappe has scored nine goals in 18 appearances for Madrid since leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent at the end of last season. But he has only one goal in the Champions League for his new club, which has lost three of its five games in the revamped competition.

Still, Mbappe missed a penalty and did not resemble any superstar qualities he's exhibited in years past. Though Mo Salah also botched a penalty for Liverpool, Arne Slot's side won thanks to second-half goals by Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo.

Combining his presumed bonus payment up until this point and his weekly wages, Mbappe is estimated to have earned around £16.4m since joining Madrid. So far, he has scored nine goals in 18 matches for Madrid, meaning he has potentially cost the club £1.8m per goal scored.

Football fans flooded social media with criticism of Kylian Mbappé following another disappointing performance against Liverpool at Anfield in the Champions League.

Local media pulled no punches in their description of a player who was supposed to elevate Madrid to an even higher level. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kylian Mbappe hoped his move to Real Madrid would finally see him end his wait to win the Champions League. Instead, the France international and defending champion Madrid are in danger of being eliminated from European club soccer's elite tournament at the first stage after Wednesday's 2-0 loss to Liverpool leaves them in a fight just to make the playoffs for the next round.