Kylian Mbappé’s injury sends Real Madrid into a tailspin

For weeks, Kylian Mbappé (25 years old) dragged his spleen on the lawns of Spain and Europe. However, the Frenchman had almost everything to be happy, he who signed freely last summer for the club of his dreams, Real Madrid. But the French striker had a rather complicated first steps in the Spanish capital. And this, while his statistics are rather honorable, since he has scored 12 goals and provided 2 assists in 22 appearances in all competitions. But his impact in the game and on his team was not really up to expectations at the moment.

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Mbappé scorer then injured

Having missed out on his match against Liverpool two weeks ago in the Champions League (2-0 defeat), the Frenchman hoped to bounce back last night against Atalanta Bergamo. A difficult formation to maneuver, but which he had already encountered a little earlier in the season during the European Super Cup. The first trophy won by KM9 with the Merengues. The captain of the Blues also participated in the celebration by scoring one of the goals in the 2-0 victory. A few months later, the Bondynois hurt the Dea again.

Established in attack last night, Mbappé opened the scoring in fine fashion in the 10th minute of play (0-1). A special goal for the former PSG player since it was his fiftieth in the most beautiful European competition. But the joy of the French striker, who was quite good against Bergamo, was short-lived. Indeed, he left in the 35th minute of play, after an injury. KM9 sat down on the lawn and quickly touched his thighs. He returned to the locker room without limping. Despite everything, the Iberian press quickly showed itself to be very worried.

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The 27th injury at Real Madrid this season

The SER Chain spoke about the “ worst possible news “. For his part, AS indicated that “ the feelings are bad “. Carlo Ancelotti did not seem to be overly concerned. “ It’s an overload, a discomfort in the hamstring. It doesn’t seem like anything serious, we’ll see tomorrow. He couldn’t sprint, it bothered him a little and we preferred to replace him. » This Wednesday morning, the Mbappé case inevitably makes the front page of the Iberian press, which is also excited for the victory in Italy. Regarding French, AS indicates that he has pain in the hamstring of his left leg and that he will have examinations on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Real Madrid initially wanted to examine him this Wednesday, but the medical staff decided to give him some time for the muscle to relax. This new injury to Kylian Mbappé, the second this season since he had already been on the sidelines in October after an injury to the biceps femoris of his left leg, is a hard blow for Madrid. Casa Blanca is also annoyed. AS explains that this is the 27th time this season that a professional player has been injured.

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An evil that lasts

« Madrid suffers more than one injury per game. The Atalanta match was Ancelotti’s 23rd match this season and there were 27 losses due to injuries, whether traumatic, muscular, simple discomfort… To this it must be added that Alaba had already started the campaign with a cross fracture from the previous year and that two young players who toured the United States, Palacios and Joan Martínez, were also injured before starting the competition. The first during the stay and the second a few days after the return.

AS continues: “ Fran García, Rüdiger, Valverde, Modric, Güler, Endrick and Lunin himself are the seven members of the first team who have not yet been through the infirmary. In total, among the fifteen injured, they were absent for a total of 94 matches. »And this is starting to do a lot for Real Madrid, who are starting to get fed up. In recent weeks, the methods of Antonio Pintus, the physical trainer, have been particularly singled out. Kylian Mbappé’s new injury last night once again set fire to Casa Blanca, more decimated than ever.