
Kylian Mbappé è tornato! Una stella del Real Madrid dovrebbe giocare per la prima volta nel Mondiale per Club, dopo che Xabi Alonso ha dichiarato che c’è una “grande possibilità” che il francese giochi contro la Juventus.
Kylian Mbappe is back for Real Madrid after illness,
with there a “big possibility” that he makes his FIFA Club World Cup bow against Juventus.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The World Cup-winning Frenchman sat out all three of the Blancos’
group stage fixtures at a global gathering in the United States
after being laid low with a serious case of acute gastroenteritis – with hospital treatment required at one stage.
THE LARGER IMAGE
However, the 26-year-old forward has fully recovered and is eligible to play as Real Madrid,
one of the biggest teams in La Liga, looks to add another trophy to their impressive collection.
WHAT ALONSO SAID
Madrid boss Xabi Alonso told reporters when asked for an update on Mbappe
ahead of a last-16 encounter with Juventus at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami:
“Kylian is doing well now and we are speaking every single day. We will talk
to him in the morning to make the final decision. It’s a big possibility that he makes his
Club World Cup debut, though. I don’t know how much, but it’s a big possibility.”
DID YOU KNOW?
Alonso is eager to have Mbappe at his disposal for the first time,
with Real’s new boss aware of the pressure that he is working under
when it comes to delivering results and winning silverware. He added:
“Every single match is now all or nothing. It’s a huge match and we have
been prepping for the last few weeks to be ready. We are at the knockout stage now,
last 16 against a top team like Juve, so we will have to have a very complete performance to go through.
“This match is important. It’s a very different competition to those we normally play in,
but Real Madrid is very demanding and you are expected to win. This is our third week together.
I am pumped, very excited, but there are so many things that you have to manage – footballers,
so many people, based on trust for the future.
“We are spending a lot of time together, so that’s helping us speed up the process.
So far it has been very challenging. With such an intense competition in a short time,
to be able to build our principles, it’s challenging. We are building connections in these early stages,
but we are reaching a moment where we have to do it.”
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