El Clasico: Kylian Mbappe not in Real Madrid squad to face Barcelona
Key takeaways
- French forward to miss the crucial fixture despite training with teammates on Friday following his recovery from injury.
- Brazilian star Vinicius Jr will lead the forward line for Los Blancos and will be supported by Brahim Diaz and Gonzalo Torres.
- Meanwhile, Aurelien Tchouameni was listed among the midfielders despite a recent training ground clash with teammate Federico Valverde that cost both players a fine of 500,000 euros ($589,000) each.
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French forward to miss the crucial fixture despite training with teammates on Friday following his recovery from injury.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Kylian Mbappe will not be part of Real Madrid squad for the El Clasico [File: Juan Barbosa/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026Kylian Mbappe will miss Real Madrid’s crucial La Liga fixture against Barcelona despite training for El Clasico with his teammates before the trip to the Catalan capital.
The league’s leading goal scorer was left out of the Real Madrid squad named for Sunday night’s game at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, where the home team can be crowned Spanish champions with a win over their archrivals.