Real Madrid are heading into a challenging March as they will be virtually without Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham.
Jude Bellingham was injured at the start of Real Madrid’s match against Rayo Vallecano and will initially miss the first leg against Manchester City.
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Well, the Englishman isn’t the only bad news, there’s Kylian Mbappe too. The Frenchman has been sidelined for several weeks with a knee problem but had to stop playing altogether ahead of Real Madrid’s clash with Benfica.
The Frenchman missed the game and when asked about Alvaro Arbeloa, the coach said: “It’s not a recovery time that I should say.”
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After revealing that Real Madrid’s opponent will be Manchester City, “Cadena SER” announced that Mbappe will be absent for three weeks and will therefore miss the first leg against “Citizens”. It is expected that he may feature in the second leg, but neither he nor Jude will feature at the Bernabeu at the moment.
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Let us remember that last year Mbappe scored a “hat-trick” in the “play-off” game against Manchester City.
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