Mbappé Could Debut at the Club World Cup with Real Madrid
The star striker, Kylian Mbappé, is close to making his debut in the FIFA Club World Cup with Real Madrid. The team will face Juventus in the round of 16 of the tournament. Coach Xabi Alonso has stated that there is a “great possibility” that the player will be fit to participate. Mbappé, 26, missed Madrid’s three group stage matches against Al Hilal, Pachuca and RB Salzburg due to acute gastroenteritis diagnosed on the eve of the tournament. Real Madrid, after leading Group H, will face Juventus at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Alonso is optimistic about the possibility of Mbappé finally playing.Alonso, who took over as coach at the end of the 2024-25 season, is in his first month in charge of the team after leaving Bayer Leverkusen. The former Real Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern Munich midfielder says his work really begins on Tuesday with the crucial match against Juventus.Kylian is doing well and we speak daily. We will make the final decision in the morning. It is very likely that he will debut tomorrow in the Club World Cup, although I don’t know how much time he will play.
Xabi Alonso
The team is in the knockout phase, the round of 16 against an elite team like Juventus, so a complete performance is needed to advance. The demand at Real Madrid is maximum.Every match is now a matter of life and death. It’s a huge match and we’ve been preparing to be ready.
Xabi Alonso
