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UCL: Mbappe ruled out of Benfica clash with injury

Naija News • 4d ago
UCL: Mbappe ruled out of Benfica clash with injury
Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe reacts following the UEFA Champions League football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on November 27, 2024. - Liverpool won the match 2-0. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said that star striker Kylian Mbappe will not be making a speedy return from the knee injury that forced him out of the Champions League play-off second leg against Benfica on Wednesday. France captain Mbappe, 27, had been playing through pain for a couple of months, but is now expected to miss at least 10 days as he recovers. “It was a bit of a consensus between everyone (Mbappe, the coach, and the doctors), and we think the best thing is that he stops, that he recovers and comes back at 100 pe...
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