Mbappé suffers a muscle injury and is out of the derby

Mbappé will not be able to be part of the derby between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid / Photo: Diario As

The Frenchman Kylian Mbappé will be absent from the Metropolitano derby against Atlético de Madrid, confirming the medical tests to which he underwent, after requesting a change in the match against Alavés, a muscle injury in the femoral biceps of his left leg. the first as a player for Real Madrid, a club in the EA Sports Soccer League in Spain.

Real Madrid published a medical report after the MRI that Mbappé underwent: “After the tests carried out today on our player Kylian Mbappé by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the femoral biceps of his left leg. “Pending evolution”.

The time out that is being considered after the medical tests is three weeks, so Mbappé is out for his first derby against Atlético de Madrid and will also miss the Champions League match against Lille and Villarreal in LaLiga.

He will not be able to attend the French team’s matches in the October window of the Nations League and the target for his return would be the 19th, the date on which Real Madrid visits Celta de Vigo on the day before the classic. Spanish football, against Barcelona, ​​for which Mbappé would already be in perfect condition to play.

Situation

On Wednesday, a day of rest for the Madrid team, Mbappé already worked on his recovery on a stretcher with the Real Madrid physiotherapists in the Valdebebas sports city, according to sources from the white club informed EFE. The forward felt discomfort in the second half against Alavés and asked Carlo Ancelotti for a change, leaving his place for Arda Güler in the 80th minute.

Although Ancelotti assured at a press conference that Mbappé would have no problems playing in the derby, the Italian coach has received new bad news in the plague of injuries that is marking the start of the season. “It’s okay, he was a little loaded and he asked me for a change to avoid problems,” said ‘Carletto’, who loses Mbappé in the next three games.

The absence of the French striker will allow Ancelotti to make the system change that he was considering for big games, like the Metropolitano, in which he will increase the presence of a midfielder by removing a forward.

They lose Mbappé but will recover Eduardo Camavinga who this Thursday will join the group dynamic after overcoming a knee sprain that has prevented him from playing this season.

Madrid / EFE