In order to benefit the club, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stated on Monday that he prefers attacker Kylian Mbappe to concentrate on goal-scoring rather than pressuring.

After the former Paris Saint-Germain sensation arrived this summer, the Spanish and European champions have not been at their best this season and are still figuring out how to best use him.

In their most recent Champions League encounter, Madrid suffered a road loss at Lille. They will now play Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday in a replay of the championship game from the previous year, which they won to secure a record-tying 15th European title.

“I think it’s better when (Mbappe) scores goals instead of pressing,” Ancelotti stated during a press conference.

Our team’s need for a centre striker hasn’t altered, so I ask him the same questions I asked Karim (Benzema, who departed in 2023).

“To be in a position to make a quick transition and to be prepared every time we get the ball back.”

This season, Mbappe has scored eight goals for Real Madrid in 12 games in all competitions, compared to 14 goals in 12 appearances for Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski.

After recuperating from a thigh injury, the attacker faced criticism in his own country for not participating in France’s recent Nations League games.

Mbappe called the claims of his alleged rape in Stockholm, which he allegedly committed during the international break, “fake news,” as reported by Swedish media.

Jude Bellingham, who led Los Blancos in scoring the previous season, will play a more defensive role as a result of Mbappe’s transfer to Real Madrid.

The former midfielder for Borussia Dortmund scored 10 goals in his first 10 games last season, but he hasn’t scored for the team in nine games this season.

“We’re happy with his work… because he puts forth a lot of effort on the field, is dependable, battles, and makes sacrifices

“The fact is that he hasn’t scored as many goals as he did last year, but last year was unexpected because he scored a tonne of goals that nobody was expecting.”