Real Madrid announced on Wednesday night the 23-man squad for the final group game against Salzburg without Mbappé. The Frenchman, despite returning to the group, will be rested in order to reach a hypothetical round of 16. The suspended Asencio is also absent.
Yet another call-up and yet another absentee. Mbappe, who suffered a few days ago from acute gastroenteritis at this Club World Cup, will not be in Madrid’s third and final group game against Salzburg. It is a notable absence, despite the fact that the Frenchman returned to training with the rest of his team-mates on Wednesday.
The player from Bondy openly showed that he has turned the page on the problem he has had and joined in with the group work to prepare for the clash against the Austrians.
Xabi Alonso made it clear in his last press conference that he was going to wait for Kylian, but he has opted to leave him on the sidelines to prepare for what is likely to be a round of 16 clash.
In addition to Mbappe’s absence, there is Raul Asencio, who played a key role in the last game after leaving his team a man down after just seven minutes. As for the injured – Militao, Carvajal, Mendy, Camavinga, Endrick and Alaba – there are no news.
