Real Madrid have been without Kylian Mbappe ahead of Saturday night’s mammoth Copa del Rey final showdown with arch-rivals Barcelona.
The France superstar has quickly and inevitably become indispensable to Los Blancos since joining on a high-profile free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, topping their scoring charts with 32 goals in 49 appearances so far across all competitions.
However, Mbappe has dealt with injury issues during his first campaign in the Spanish capital and provided a new scare last week when he limped off late on in Real Madrid’s 2-1 second-leg defeat by Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals at the Bernabeu.