When Real Madrid discovers how long Kylian Mbappé has been injured

Real Madrid had a very positive trip to Bergamo to face Atalanta on Tuesday, picking up three points and seeing Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham on the scoresheet for the first time together. The Frenchman’s injury that forced him to leave after half an hour was the biggest drawback of the night.

Both Thibaut Courtois and Carlo Ancelotti downplayed the issue, saying that Mbappé had discomfort in that hamstring, but that it did not seem serious. Mbappé will be a doubt for the clash against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, but the hope is that he will be available for the Intercontinental Cup the following week, when Los Blancos travel to Qatar. Marca reports that Mbappé will undergo tests on Thursday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. when he arrives at the training ground. They say he is ‘practically’ out of the clash against Rayo.

Bellingham also lost against Girona last Saturday, and it may have simply been a precautionary measure on the Frenchman’s part. Mbappé’s luck continues to abandon him – his first goal was taken straight out of familiar Mbappé form – but every time things go well for him this season, it has been followed by a step back. Real Madrid will face Sevilla in their final League match of 2024 at the Santiago Bernabéu on December 22.