Mbappe then sat out Alvaro Arbeloa’s first game as Real Madrid boss, a shock 3-2 Copa Del Rey defeat to Albacete, only to then again play the full 90 in the 2-0 home triumph over Levante, a match he again scored in.
With the knee problems mounting, however, Mbappe has already surpassed his longest single-season absence, which previously came in the 2019-20 campaign where he missed 51 days to injury.
This season alone, the forward has already missed 53 days due to eight separate setbacks, a figure that will only rise as he sits out Monday’s game against Getafe after missing Wednesday’s Champions League win over Benfica. Goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Vinicius Junior in midweek wrapped up a 3-1 aggregate victory at the expense…