Spanish club Real Madrid refuses to take risks with French international Kylian Mbappé, the team's striker, following his knee injury, preferring to give him sufficient time to recover before returning to matches.
Kylian Mbappé
Club: Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé left France's match against Turkey in the UEFA Nations League group stage injured in the 59th minute after scoring the only goal of the game. Real Madrid announced that the French international would be absent from action for two weeks due to a muscle strain.
The Spanish newspaper "Mundo Deportivo" revealed that Real Madrid does not want to risk Kylian Mbappé following his knee injury and is not rushing his return to participation.
The report clarified that the club wants to rest him ahead of Villarreal in the eighth round of La Liga, and Roma in the second round of the Champions League, so he can return against Sevilla in the ninth round of La Liga, which precedes the clash with Barcelona in the tenth round.
Mbappé has participated in 8 matches for Real Madrid this season, scoring 8 goals and providing 2 assists.
Real Madrid occupies fourth place in the La Liga standings table with 15 points.
Real Madrid is preparing to face Villarreal on Saturday, September 10, in the eighth round of La Liga.
