{"id":40108,"date":"2025-04-14T16:09:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=40108"},"modified":"2025-04-14T16:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:10:54","slug":"its-disgraceful-football-pundit-craig-burley-reacts-to-mbappes-tackle-on-antonio-blanco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/its-disgraceful-football-pundit-craig-burley-reacts-to-mbappes-tackle-on-antonio-blanco\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s Disgraceful\u2019 &#8211; Football Pundit Craig Burley Reacts To Mbappe\u2019s Tackle On Antonio Blanco\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid escaped a narrow victory against Alaves in which Kylian Mbappe received a red card. In what is termed as a brutal challenge by the Frenchman on Antonio Blanco, many are arguing he is in for a significant punishment for the challenge.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Thanks to a first-half Eduardo Camavinga goal, Real Madrid was helped to a marginal victory. Carlo Ancelotti&rsquo;s side are still trailing by four points to Barcelona with 31 games played. With the suspension of Mbappe coming at such a crucial stage, Real Madrid is stretched more than they expected.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; NEW: Kylian Mbapp&eacute;&rsquo;s suspension will most likely be 1 to 3 matches. He will PLAY in the Copa del Rey final.<br><br>The referee&rsquo;s report mentions that Mbapp&eacute; was fighting for the BALL. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elmundoes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@elmundoes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2TxPlKLZ5n\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/2TxPlKLZ5n<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadridXtra\/status\/1911490246719439231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Reflecting on Mbappe&rsquo;s challenge on Blanco, former footballer and pundit Craig Burley was furious. Addressing the incident to be:&nbsp;<strong><em>&ldquo;Disgraceful&rdquo;,&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Burley spoke to ESPN:&nbsp;<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;It was a Horrendous Challenge. Disgraceful, that&rsquo;s the way to describe it. The intent to injure a player is always difficult to prove, but as far as I know, that is intent to injure a player&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;The fact that [Blancol isn&rsquo;t in the back of an ambulance going to the hospital with a snapped leg is sheer luck, That is an egotistical big head who thinks he can do what he wants.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/espnfc\/status\/1911441008279068783?s=46\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Craig Burley called Kylian Mbapp&eacute;'s tackle on Antonio Blanco which resulted in a red card an \"utter disgrace.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8oJaeC0x9E\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/8oJaeC0x9E<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1911441008279068783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Talking about if things were any different, it could have been a severe injury to Blanco, Bailey added:&nbsp;<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a career-ending challenge, the fact that Blanco&rsquo;s studs were not planted on the ground saved him. I&rsquo;m not trying to embellish a story here. I don&rsquo;t what the governing bodies are going to do in terms of suspension, but they have to come down and hit him with something hard&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#10071;&#65039;Kylian Mbapp&eacute; apologizing to Antonio Blanco after the tackle.<br><br>He also apologized to his teammates. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/diarioas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@diarioas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LamjoM4pyr\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/LamjoM4pyr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadridXtra\/status\/1911484206905188382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Mbappe will be hoping to get out of the situation without much complications. According to the reaction on the internet, Mbappe took time to apologise to Blanco and the Alaves team after the game. However, the 26-year-old is still speculated to face some heavy punishment.<\/p><p>Real Madrid will host Arsenal in the second leg on Wednesday as they move on from La Liga. Mbappe will try to clear his head as he will have bigger mountains to climb with a three-goal trail from their visit to the Emirates Stadium. It&rsquo;ll be a night of drama as the Los Blancos will try to have to pull the miracle they are known for in the Champions League.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craig Burley Furiously Demanded Severe Punishment After Kylian Mbappe\u2019s Challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":40110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[5753,3949,3904],"class_list":["post-40108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-alaves-vs-real-madrid","tag-kylian-mbappe","tag-real-madrid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&lsquo;It&rsquo;s Disgraceful&rsquo; - Football Pundit Craig Burley Reacts To Mbappe&rsquo;s Tackle On Antonio Blanco&nbsp; 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