Setback for Xabi Alonso at the start of the year, in which he loses his best player so far this season. And the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid forward, will miss at least the first LaLiga match of 2026 against Betis due to an injury to his left knee. detected after undergoing an MRIas reported by the white club this Wednesday.
According to the medical report issued by Real Madrid, after the tests carried out The French attacker “has been diagnosed with a sprain in his right knee”with what remains “pending evolution.”
In principle it is certain that Mbappé, who participated on Tuesday in the training open to the public without any apparent problem, will not be able to be on Sunday against Real Betis (16:15) in a key match for Xabi Alonso’s team, second placed four points behind Barcelona, and It is more than a serious doubt for the Super Cup semi-final that the Madrid team will play on January 8 in Jeddah against Atlético de Madrid, reports Efe.
After the Super Cup, in which the final could also be lost if Real Madrid beats Atlético, the white team has to face Levante on the 17th and Monaco in the Champions League on the 20th.
Real Madrid is thus left without its main reference in attack. He is their top scorer, with 18 goals this season, half of the goals scored by his team. He is even the top scorer in LaLiga in 2025, with a total of 39 goals, twenty more than his pursuers, the Polish Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) and the Argentine Julián Álvarez (Atlético de Madrid).
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