Real Madrid will be playing against Al-Hilal in the opener in the Club World Cup. But bad news for Real Madrid fans as Kylian Mbappe will not be featuring in the starting lineup for the match.
Kylian Mbappe will not be featuring in the starting lineup
It will be a big miss for the Real Madrid team, as the frenchman has been in lethal form of late, he finished the season with 31 goals in the La Liga and also the Pichichi Award.
The club said Mbappe had been suffering from a fever
The club said Mbappe had been suffering from a fever and newly-appointed manager Xabi Alonso, who will make his debut in the dugout in Wednesday’s match, added that a decision on his participation would be made in the morning. “Kylian was a bit better this morning but he was not fully fit so we thought it would be best for him to skip training.
Let’s see how it evolves and we’ll make a last-minute decision,” Alonso told a press conference on the eve of the clash at the Hard Rock Stadium.
But now it has been confirmed as the team sheet has been announced by Real Madrid and Gonzalo Garcia has featured in it in the place of Kylian Mbappe. Garcia will play alongside Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo in the frontline for Real Madrid.
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Gonzalo Garcia has come up through the ranks of Real Madrid academy and will be making his first start as a Real Madrid starter.
Gonzalo Garcia has come up through the ranks of Real Madrid academy
This will also be the first match for many players and Xabi Alonso. It will be interesting watch as to how Xabi plays the team and how he fields his playing 11. Trent Alexander Arnold and Dean Huijsen will be making their debuts for Los Blancos.
Valverde will be the captain of the team and it will be almost a new team with the new arrivals and also Xabi’s philosophy and tactics.
Al-Hilal will also be giving Madrid a stern test as the last time these teams met they played a goal intensive match where Hilal lost the game but scored 3 goals against Madrid.
