Mbappe receives one-match ban, available for Copa del Rey final

Madrid fans are breathing a sigh of relief on the subject of the possible sanction that Mbappe could receive. After the awful tackle on Antonio Blanco in Mendizorroza that cost him a red card, the Competition Committee has sanctioned the French player with a single match.

This is what Arancha Rodriguez, journalist who follows the news of Los Blancos in ‘COPE’, has reported. In the absence of official confirmation from the RFEF body, the Bondy player will miss the La Liga game against Athletic Bilbao, but will be available to play in the Copa del Rey final against Barca.

There was a great fear that the attacker would miss the game, as the action was quite harsh and there was a possibility that he could be punished with 4 or more matches. In this case, the punishment would be accumulated in another competition.

However, this option was ruled out when Soto Grado drew up the report. The referee explained that Mbappe's tackle took place "in the dispute of the ball". This saved the Merengue player, as the referee considered his tackle to be the same as the one that cost Manu Sanchez a red card minutes later.

The Frenchman, who apologised to his teammates and also to Antonio Blanco, has already turned the page and is focused on the comeback against Arsenal in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final.