If the injury suffered this Tuesday by Kylian Mbappé does not seem very serious, the Madrid infirmary is always full and provokes the anger of the leaders of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid could have a smile on Tuesday after their victory on the lawn of Atalanta Bergamo. With their backs against the wall after a series of poor performances, the Merengue won 3-2 at the Serie A leader, displaying a much more attractive face than during their previous outings on the European front.
Kylian Mbappé, particularly struggling in recent weeks, appeared much more energetic as evidenced by his goal scored after just ten minutes. The French world champion was nevertheless cut off in mid-flight. Consequence of a pain in the thigh which forced him to come out after just over half an hour of play.
Carlo Ancelotti is not worried about Kylian Mbappé
Carlo Ancelotti nevertheless wanted to be reassuring after the meeting. “ Mbappé suffers from discomfort in his hamstrings. It doesn't seem serious, we'll see tomorrow (Wednesday). He couldn't sprint, it hurt him a little and we preferred to replace him,” he confided while Thibaut Courtois for his part spoke of a simple contraction.
According to the Madrid press, Kylian Mbappé will have to wait until Thursday afternoon to find out the exact nature of his injury. The Madrid medical staff actually want to wait until the muscle relaxes before subjecting it to examinations. Staff increasingly in the hot seat. Kylian Mbappé's injury, the second for the former Parisian since his arrival in the Spanish capital, is in fact the 27e injury to a Madrid player since the start of the season.
Kylian Mbappé, second!
“Madrid suffers more than one injury per match. The Atalanta match was Ancelotti's 23rd match this season and there have been 27 losses due to injuries, whether traumatic, muscular or simple discomfort…”, thus noted
ASspecifying that this figure did not take into account the case of David Alaba, on the flank since last season, nor those of the young Palacios and Joan Martínez, injured during preparation.
There are only seven players who have not yet been injured this season: Fran García, Rüdiger, Valverde, Modric, Güler, Endrick and Lunin. And these injuries are not without consequences since they have already caused the players concerned to miss a total of 94 matches. Enough to enrage in high places, my methods of Antonio Pintus, the physical trainer of Casa Bianca being increasingly singled out.
