And here is a new earthquake on the side of Real Madrid. It’s difficult to count the number of twists and turns experienced this week at Casa Blanca. While a Clasico is looming this Sunday evening and it risks definitively crowning Barça in La Liga, on the Real Madrid side, we hardly talk about the athlete. It must be said that the week was marked by the violent fight between Aurélien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde forcing the club to impose a fine of 500,000 euros on the two players.
In addition to that, Kylian Mbappé’s exit in Italy caused internal cringe. And it is precisely the French that we are talking about today. Still uncertain for the Clasico on Saturday, the echoes seemed rather positive as he participated in the last training session before the match. The Spanish press announced this morning that he was going to be present in the group, but was probably not going to start as a starter. Except that this afternoon, Real Madrid revealed their squad for the Clasico without Mbappé. An announcement that surprised everyone in Spain.
An unexpected absence…
In the process, the COPE explained that the player had visibly relapsed feeling pain during training this Saturday. This time, it’s the turn of Marca to make revelations. The Madrid daily announces that Kylian Mbappé’s package is “a real bomb that took everyone by surprise.” Because the Real Madrid staff had noted that he would not be 100% recovered for the match, but they did not expect to see him miss completely. But then what happened? According to Marca, five minutes from the end of training, Mbappé suddenly stopped and left his partners. The Frenchman reportedly announced that he was suffering from hamstring discomfort and therefore decided to stop.
An announcement that surprised everyone at training. However, so far, the session had been very positive for the Frenchman who was therefore scheduled to return to the match this evening. Above all, while he is in the sights of the supporters, this match should allow him to redeem himself a little against the rival. However, reports from Real Madrid explained that he had trained normally on Thursday and Friday and medical examinations suggested that he had overcome his injury. But not depending on the player obviously. And if Real Madrid explained to Marca that Mbappé did not meet the minimum conditions required to be authorized to play this Sunday, this absence already raises questions. Simple relapse or desire to preserve yourself in an end to the season without challenges before the World Cup? The future will tell us. But the subject should still be controversial…
