This Wednesday at 6 p.m., Real Madrid faces Mexicans Pachuca in the final of the Intercontinental Cup, in Doha (Qatar). A meeting that Kylian Mbappé is not sure he will play. Indeed, the kid from Bondy injured his thigh last week in the Champions League against Atalanta Bergamo. A muscle injury which prevented him from playing against Rayo Vallecano last Saturday.
But according to Carlo Ancelotti, the captain of the Blues is doing better and could even finally be available for the final. However, no risks will be taken. “ Yesterday (Monday) he trained well, he felt good. He did some sprints and everything went well. Today is an important training session, where we will evaluate his sensations and the risk. If he is well, according to the doctors, he will play. If there is a minimum risk, it is obvious that he will not play. But yesterday’s feelings were very good. We are optimistic », Confided the Italian technician at a press conference this Tuesday.
“The best player in the world has come”
Carlo Ancelotti then praised the former Parisian, who can play in all positions of the attack, according to him. “ Kylian is a fantastic player and honestly I don’t think he’s at his best yethe estimated. In recent matches he has improved, but he is not yet at his best. He can play any position: striker, left winger… wherever you put him. With the quality he has, he can play wherever he wants. »
Then asked to explain his team’s mixed start to the season, the “Mister” said expectations were even higher this season with the arrival of the “best player in the world”, Kylian Mbappé. “ You can’t control the results, sometimes you win, you lose, he declared. But the criticism starts from there, we come out of a fantastic season and the best player in the world has come. 1+1 = 2, but football doesn’t always make 2.”
