Overview
- Video from the medal ceremony shows Kylian Mbappé signaling teammates toward the tunnel and stopping Raúl Asencio as Barcelona lined up for the pasillo.
- Real Madrid has told reporters the players were complying with RFEF guidance to clear the area for television shots.
- Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he was surprised by Mbappé’s conduct and questioned the respect shown to the champions.
- Social posts and commentary allege Mbappé ignored Xabi Alonso’s call to form the guard of honor, intensifying scrutiny of locker-room authority, and no disciplinary decision has been announced.
- Barcelona won 3-2 to secure a record 16th Supercopa, in a match that also featured a confrontation between Asencio and Pedri and several bookings.