Kylian Mbappe needed a late fitness test on Saturday morning because it is supposedly enough to play in the Copa del Rey final of the evening against Fierce Real Madrid Rivals, Barcelona.
After the UEFA Super Cup and the new FIFA Intercontinental Cup bite collected only one-time games in this season, but has lost the final of Supercopa de Espana, the Copa del Rey is a chance to win a more important trophy after the Champions League was excreted and the disappointment of La Liga.
But you may have to do it in the starting line -up without a Mbappe. The Frenchman has reached the Champions League since the beginning of this month.
Mbappe was suspended against the Athletic Club for recent victory in La Liga, but then did not return to Getafe against Getafe. He traveled to Sevilla with the rest of the squad before the final, but AS has reported that the player is “not 100%” and planned to “test” his ankle in the hours before the game. A decision can be expected late, and Madrid has also campaigned in the 4-4-2 diamond formation of last season if Mbappe is unable to start the final.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti has already admitted that he could give Jude Bellingham more of an advanced role in the search for a fixed striker line for Madrids.
After completing a La Liga and the Champions League doubles in 2023/24, with Bellingham being implemented in central roles next to Rodrygo on the top of a four-man midfield and Vinicius Junior, Ancelotti switched up last summer to record Mbappe. Madrid returned to a typical 4-3-3 and continued Vinicius and Rodrygo and Bellingham deeper.
It has not brought the best out of them that Madrid has been canceled in the past few months, and Ancelotti was confronted a year ago before his contract expired before an early summer exit.