Kylian Mbappé’s state of health is worrying at Real Madrid. Absent yesterday during the Champions League return play-off against Benfica (2-1) due to knee pain, the Frenchman must observe a rest phase, the duration of which is still unknown. Alvaro Arbeloa spoke of a more or less long duration. “I think it won’t be a matter of days, but it will be a little longer“. A return was still hoped for the round of 16 of C1 first leg, on March 10 and 11.
If no communication from the club was sent to the press, the world champion would miss the La Liga matches against Getafe on Monday March 2, then that of the following weekend, Saturday March 7 against Celta in order to be healed to face Manchester City or Sporting CP. Except that according to information fromEl Chiringuitothis is wishful thinking. The club has now set the objective of returning to competition… for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
A hoped-for return for the C1 quarter-finals
This brings us to April 7 and 8 for the first legs, and April 14 and 15 for the returns. “He will be out for the next few weeks with the aim of returning for the quarter-finals», assures a well-informed journalist from the show. We would therefore go from two weeks of absence to approximately a much longer period of a month and a half. Surgery cannot be ruled out either even if according to A.S.the attacker favors conservative treatment. “Doctors examine his knee daily», completes the Spanish program.
If this trend were to be confirmed, Mbappé would miss new important matches such as the Madrid derby at the Bernabéu on March 22, but also the next gathering of the French team, the last before the big trip for the 2026 World Cup. On March 26 and 29, the Blues must go to the United States to “take the temperature” and face Colombia and Brazil for two prestigious friendly matches. The injury to his captain would not help Didier Deschamps in the preparation of his group.
