Kylian Mbappé lives an evening in two stages. The French striker first delighted against Villarreal (3-1) with a goal and a decisive pass, extending his exceptional series of nine consecutive games with at least one goal. But his exit on injury in the 83rd minute tarnished this new XXL performance and has a doubt about his participation in the French team matches next week.
An unstoppable marker machine
Mbappé struck again. His goal in the 81st minute, served by Brahim Diaz after being altruistic a few moments earlier, perfectly illustrates his sparkling form at the start of the season. With nine goals in his last nine games in all competitions, the Frenchman has a new personal record, exceeding his previous series of eight achievements.
This regularity impresses: on the first nine days of Real Madrid this season, Mbappé was only silent once, against Mallorca. For the rest, he marked against Osasuna (double), Real Sociedad, OM (double), Espanyol, Levante (double), Atlético and now Villarreal. A champion return that allows Real to get up after defeat in the Madrid derby last week.
Mbappé feast the Bernabéu before arouse fear
The worried injury
But joy has given way to concern. A few minutes after his goal, Mbappé collapsed on the ground, visibly touched. Real doctors immediately intervened before the Frenchman gave way to Rodrygo in the 84th minute. The images of Mbappé grimacing on the lawn went around social networks.
At first glance, nothing seems alarming, but as long as medical examinations have not been carried out, it is impossible to be fixed on the gravity of this physical glitch. The timing is particularly bad: the French team faces Iceland and Azerbaijan next week in the World Cup qualifiers. Didier Deschamps holds his breath while waiting for the medical verdict concerning his captain.
