Real Madrid will know the extent of Kylian Mbappe’s injury on Thursday. According to newspapers in Spain, the club’s medical services have scheduled an MRI to check whether the French star can participate in upcoming matches.
Kylian Mbappe was unable to complete the first half against Atalanta because of a muscle problem. He will be thoroughly examined on Thursday as Real Madrid hope he is not too injured to play in upcoming matches.
After scoring the opening goal in Tuesday’s match, Mbappe felt muscle discomfort in the back of his left thigh and had to limp off Gewiss Stadium after 35 minutes. The first examination by the Real Madrid doctors left the optimism that Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti conveyed in his post-match statement. “It’s just hamstring discomfort,” he told reporters.
However, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois does not believe that Mbappe will play in Madrid’s next match. Courtois has sent a reassuring message about Kylian Mbappe’s fitness and admitted that the number 9 has “no serious problems”, confident that the striker can take part in the Intercontinental Cup final in eight days time .
“He felt his muscles tighten a little, but I think it’s nothing serious. He stopped at the right time. We could lose him at the weekend, but I don’t think we will.” had to be without him after that,” he said.
After returning from Italy early in the morning, Real Madrid released their squad on Wednesday and decided to rest Mbappe so that the inflammation in the affected area subsides. An MRI scan will be carried out at the Valdebebas training complex on Thursday, the day the team returns to training, to confirm whether the French striker is injured or not.
Real Madrid hopes that the muscle discomfort is just overload and that Mbappe will stop in time before getting a little torn. He will then sit out Saturday’s La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano and could be included in the squad for the Intercontinental Cup final in Qatar.