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This Sunday, September 29, Atlético and Real Madrid face off at the Wanda Metropolitano in an always electric derby. Deprived of its star striker, Real will have to cope without him for this highly anticipated La Liga match. And he won’t even be able to attend the match in the stands…
He would certainly have loved to discover the bustling atmosphere of the Madrid derbies. This will not be the case this Sunday, September 29. The star player of the France team and Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé, is unable to participate today in the La Liga meeting (8th day) between his Castilian club and rival Atlético.
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In question: a thigh injury, contracted on September 24 during a match against Alavès. Mbappé left the Santiago Bernabéu pitch before the final whistle. He will be unavailable for at least three weeks.
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However, the Bondynois would have liked to go to the Wanda Metropolitano this Sunday to watch, from a stand, the performance of his teammates. But Real leaders vetoed it. The reason? Avoid any moment of tension or crowd movement potentially linked to its presence, depending on The Team.
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The daily recalls an always electric context during these derbies, which could be aggravated this year by the presence of the Brazilian Vinícius, regularly the target of racist insults.