We call it a lousy evening. And this is not the first this season for Real Madrid. Eliminated from the Champions League and left behind in the title race by FC Barcelona, the White House conceded the draw (1-1) in added time on the lawn of Betis Seville on Friday evening. And lost Kylian Mbappé, injured in the hamstring.
Joined by the Sevillians on the last action of the match, concluded by former Barça Hector Bellerin (90th + 4), Real gave its Catalan rival the opportunity to definitively fly towards the title. If successful this Saturday in Getafe, Hansi Flick’s men would in fact have an 11-point lead with five games remaining.
To make matters worse, Mbappé did not finish the meeting. Author of an ordinary match, the championship’s top scorer demanded a change from his coach Alvaro Arbeloa in the 80th minute, after stopping his run in his tracks. He was not hit, but left the field grimacing.
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Mbappé suffers from “muscle overload in the hamstrings of his left leg”, the Madrid club announced after the match. This is a serious alert, now a month and a half before the 2026 World Cup, the last objective of the season for the captain of the Blues, who recently returned from an injury to his left knee which bothered him for weeks.
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