Mbappé suffers from a knee sprain and will follow conservative treatment

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé suffers a sprain in his left knee and will follow “conservative treatment”, the white club confirmed this Monday, after the footballer consulted “French specialist doctors”.

“After the tests carried out on our player Kylian Mbappé by French specialist doctors, under the supervision of Real Madrid’s medical services, the diagnosis of a sprain in the left knee and the suitability of the conservative treatment being followed are confirmed,” the entity said in a statement.

The French attacker missed the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 playoff against Benfica last week, and has not entered the team’s squad list for this Monday’s EA Sports LaLiga match against Getafe at the Santiago Bernabéu.

However, until now no one at the white club had revealed what ailment affected the French international. “We are very clear about what is happening to him. Now we want him to fully recover from these discomforts so that he can return to 100% with the maximum confidence and with the greatest possible security,” declared the white coach, Álvaro Arbeloa, on Sunday at a press conference. “I think right now it is better not to give deadlines because basically they are inconveniences,” he added.

In fact, Real Madrid did not want to reveal the player’s approximate time out and has limited itself to ensuring that it is “pending development.” What is certain is that with this conservative treatment you will not have to undergo surgery.

This March, the Madrid team will face the ‘Champions’ round of 16 tie against Manchester City and the LaLiga EA Sports matches against RC Celta in Balaídos and against Elche and Atlético de Madrid, both at the Bernabéu.