Kylian Mbappe's La Liga debut for Real Madrid did not go as planned as Los Blancos drew at Mallorca last weekend, with coach Carlo Ancelotti believing the Spanish champions lacked "balance".
The French superstar striker will make his first home appearance for Los Blancos at the Santiago Bernabeu tomorrow against promoted side Real Valladolid, owned by former Madrid forward and Brazil great Ronaldo.
Mbappe is on course to enjoy a similarly sizable legacy in football, but is hoping to make a far greater impact at Madrid than Ronaldo was able to during the club's "galactico" era.
Ronaldo won just one La Liga title and failed to lift the Champions League during five seasons in the Spanish capital between 2002-07.
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