‘I’ve never seen that’ – Kylian Mbappe scores first ever goal from free-kick – but hoard of fans claim it doesn’t count

KYLIAN MBAPPE scored his first ever goal from a free-kick but fans have claimed it does not count. The Frenchman scored twice as Real Madrid beat Leganes 3-2 to go level on points with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga. https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1906098507658010901 GettyKylian Mbappe scored from a free-kick against Leganes[/caption] Fans claim Mbappe’s goal does not count as a free-kick because he passed the ball firstGetty His winner came from a free-kick with Mbappe bending his shot over the wall and into the bottom corner. However some fans claim it does not count as the first free-kick of his career because he passed the ball to Fran Garcia first. Garcia touched the ball to ensure it remained in place before Mbappe unleashed a shot that found a net. That means it was not a direct free-kick, according to some fans. An X account that tracks whether Mbappe has scored a free-kick shared a screenshot of a website showing Garcia’s assist. It tweeted: “I have never seen an assist on a free kick. NOPE. DAY 3409.” A fan said: “That isn’t a free kick what are we doing here.” Another added: “It’s not a direct free kick though ” JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS And a third wrote: “That is an open play goal.” Another fan argued differently, saying: “It’s what we called an indirect free-kick. This type of free-kick does exist in football. “Once another player touches the ball it will count as an assist for him and the free-kick will automatically become an indirect one. So Mbappe has still scored a direct free-kick.”

Mar 30, 2025 - 11:22
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‘I’ve never seen that’ – Kylian Mbappe scores first ever goal from free-kick – but hoard of fans claim it doesn’t count

KYLIAN MBAPPE scored his first ever goal from a free-kick but fans have claimed it does not count.

The Frenchman scored twice as Real Madrid beat Leganes 3-2 to go level on points with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga. https://x.com/tekkersfoot/status/1906098507658010901

Kylian Mbappé scoring a goal during a soccer match.
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Kylian Mbappe scored from a free-kick against Leganes[/caption]
Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid celebrating a goal.
Fans claim Mbappe’s goal does not count as a free-kick because he passed the ball first
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His winner came from a free-kick with Mbappe bending his shot over the wall and into the bottom corner.

However some fans claim it does not count as the first free-kick of his career because he passed the ball to Fran Garcia first.

Garcia touched the ball to ensure it remained in place before Mbappe unleashed a shot that found a net.

That means it was not a direct free-kick, according to some fans.

An X account that tracks whether Mbappe has scored a free-kick shared a screenshot of a website showing Garcia’s assist.

It tweeted: “I have never seen an assist on a free kick. NOPE. DAY 3409.”

A fan said: “That isn’t a free kick what are we doing here.”

Another added: “It’s not a direct free kick though                         </div>
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