Real Madrid did not shine for its first outing in the Club World Cup. Opposed to the Saudi club Al-Hilal for the big baptism of Xabi Alonso on the Madrid bench, the Merengue had indeed settled in a draw (1-1) and did not convince.
The vice-champions of Spain evolved with their first two recruits of the summer, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen, as well as with the young Gonzalo Garcia at the forefront of the attack. As a result of the absence of Kylian Mbappé, whose state of health is not without arouse some concerns in the Madrid ranks.
After feeling bad during the second training session scheduled in the week, Kylian Mbappé was indeed the victim of a strong fever push and was too bad to participate in the official photo shoot of the competition. The Bondynois was also sidelined the group, placed in isolation in his room, according to Marca to avoid contaminating his teammates.
Kylian Mbappé uncertain for the second game
Unable to eat, the tricolor world champion has been satisfied in recent days of fruits and energy drinks and has suffered significant weight loss. “He had a cold, I think he did not even leave his room, but we hope he will recover”, said Federico Valverde after the match against Al-Hilal.
And to believe Xabi Alonso, Kylian Mbappé could also miss the second match against Pachuca on Sunday. “We do not know if he will be present in the second match. We will see how he recovers in the coming days. He had an important viral epidemic, and we will see, “he said.
