This Wednesday, Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid play the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League after the Whites’ 2-1 victory a week ago. Goals from Rodrygo and Brahim gave them a narrow advantage for this match, which will be played at the Metropolitano stadium from 21:00. Only one can continue in the Champions League and the 90 minutes will decide.
Real Madrid are having a season plagued by injuries. There are the long-term injuries to Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao, Ceballos who got injured a couple of weeks ago and is out for two months, Vallejo is not available but he is also out, and there are several setbacks that have kept players like Rüdiger, Alaba, Lucas Vázquez or Fede Valverde out of some matches. Now, for this important duel, there could be an important last-minute casualty.
Kylian Mbappé is in serious doubt. The alarm bells rang when he did not go out with the rest of his teammates for training this Tuesday afternoon. Real Madrid immediately reported that the player was inside the facilities doing specific work and that he would join the group in the later part of the session.
On Tuesday, the Frenchman completed the session with solo work, first in the gym, and then on the pitch at the Valdebebas Sports City, and on Wednesday tests will be carried out to determine whether or not he can be on the squad list. Depending on how he is, he will decide whether or not to be included in a squad list that has been delayed for this reason.
Mbappé, with a bruised ankle after the match against Rayo, is a real doubt. A doubt that will be cleared up in a few hours, but for which Real Madrid already has a plan B, Brahim. The idea is to pair Camavinga and Tchouameni in the double pivot and, without one of the Fantastic Four (Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Mbappé), the Fifth will take to the field.
If he plays, it will be the first time for Mbappé at the Metropolitano where he will be looking for his 30th goal of the season, having scored 29 in 42 games this season. One of them, in fact, was against Atlético in the league derby