Mbappe's gesture went around the internet » He didn't let his teammates applaud the Barcelona players

Ashley Davis12/01/2026

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Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Monday, January 12, 2026, 10:43 / Updated Monday, January 12, 2026 10:44

Barcelona imposed itself in front of him real madridscore 3-2, in the final of the Spanish Super Cup. At the end of the game, Kylian Mbappe (28 years old) made a gesture that became many reactions in the online environment.

The Real star could not get over the defeat to their arch-rivals, so he urged his team-mates not to give the Catalan players a guard of honor, going straight to the dressing room after receiving their runners-up medals.

Kylian Mbappe has asked his teammates not to cheer for champions Barcelona

Before the medal ceremony, the Barcelona players held a guard of honor for the Real Madrid players. The same thing that Xabi Alonso's “galacticos” were expected to do.

After the Real Madrid players walked off the stage with their medals for second place, Kylian Mbappe asked his team-mates to go straight to the changing rooms. In images posted on social media, he can be seen gesturing to his teammates, urging them not to cheer for the Catalans and leave the field of play.

This gesture caused outrage among the Barcelona fans present at the stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

THE GESTURE MADE BY MBAPPE:

💥 MAL PERDRE OF MBAPPÉ

🤬 El francès del Real Madrid no ha volgut que els seus companys fessin el passadís al Barça

❌ Els altres joders l'han seguit i els blaugranes no han tingut passadís de champions#ElClàssic

📲 https://t.co/xhB56dlluh pic.twitter.com/ezq5yRCuuN

— Esport3 (@esport3) January 11, 2026

His gesture provoked reactions from the Spanish media:

Brand: Mbappe sends team off after Barcelona give Real Madrid a guard of honor: sparks uproar
Mundo Deportivo: Mbappe's defeatist gesture: He asked his teammates not to cheer for champions Barcelona

Mbappe was a substitute against Barcelona

Mbappe started the match as a substitute, being brought on in the 76th minute. He was unable to make a significant contribution and was clearly frustrated after the final whistle.

Real coach Xabi Alonso told reporters why the French star was left on the bench: “He wasn't ready to start with the intensity that the game was going to have and that's why we decided not to. Kylian should have come on right before we conceded the 2-3 goal. We wanted him to create an imbalance, a threat, to connect with him between the lines and in space. He gave us that a little later. It was a shame we were already behind in the score, but we wanted to press with him in attack”