A headline member of the attacking ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid was forced into a premature departure from the club’s latest outing.
The player in question? Kylian Mbappé.
Frontman Mbappé was for his part in from the off once more this evening, as Real Madrid welcomed Villarreal to Spain’s capital for a La Liga clash.
And en route to an eventual 3-1 Blancos triumph, the Frenchman kept alive his scintillating recent spell of form in front of goal.
This came by way of Real Madrid’s third and final goal of the night, inside the game’s closing 10 minutes.
As alluded to above, however, on an otherwise positive evening’s work for Mbappé, one major source of concern was also forthcoming.
Upon wheeling away in celebration after finding the net, the former Paris Saint-Germain was spotted wincing in pain.
From here, Mbappé soon went to ground, before being seen to by the hosts’ medical team.
The 26-year-old was subsequently replaced by Rodrygo, before limping straight down the tunnel at the Santiago Bernabéu.
It now remains to be seen if he is facing up to an incoming spell on the sidelines as a result.
Conor Laird – GSFN
