MADRID.- The coach of real Madrid, Alvaro Arbeloarefused this Sunday at a press conference to set a date for the return of the French striker Kylian Mbappéout due to discomfort in his left knee, limiting himself to saying that “he will return when he is 100%.”
Asked about Mbappé’s situation on the eve of the league match against GetafeArbeloa responded: “We are very clear about what is happening to him and what we want now, which is for him to recover from these discomforts and return to 100% when he is fully recovered.”
“We will see day by day. It is a matter of him seeing how he is feeling. Now it is better not to give deadlines and for him to see his feelings. Based on that, we will decide. We want him to return to 100% and when that happens he will return,” he insisted when cross-examined by the Frenchman.
Mbappé has been suffering from “persistent pain” in his left knee for weeks, as AFP was able to confirm from various sources, and last Wednesday he did not play in the second leg of the playoff for access to the round of 16 of the Champions Leaguein which Real Madrid eliminated the Benfica.
The captain of the French team suffered an injury to the external ligament in his left knee at the end of 2025 and was unable to play in the first game of the year against the Betisbut reappeared ten days later.
Milan consolidates itself in second place
With goals in the final stretch of Strandaughter Pavlovic and Rafael Leaohe Milan took the 2-0 victory on their visit to the Cremonese and adds three points that allow him to consolidate himself in second position in the Series A.
After a very poor game by the Rossoneri, Pavlovic put the visitors ahead with a shoulder shot in the 89th minute and Leao sentenced in added time (90+4′).
Despite the three points added, Milan is still far from its great rival Interwhich leads the standings with a 10-point advantage, after the victory of the “nerazzuri” on Saturday against the Genoa 2-0, although the derby in the Lombard capital next weekend could give some suspense to the final stretch of the season.
