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Mbappé benched, booed: Coach said I'm 4th-choice
Key takeaways
- Mbappé was introduced as a 69th-minute substitute in the La Liga game, replacing Gonzalo García who had earlier put Madrid ahead, and was loudly whistled by the Bernabéu crowd.
- - France World Cup squad: Camavinga out, Mateta in - Real Madrid call elections after Pérez move - Madrid prez hails Mourinho, promises new signings
- "I'm well, I'm 100 percent," Mbappé told reporters after the game, after missing Sunday's Clásico with Barça through injury, and then starting on the bench against Oviedo.
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MADRID -- Kylian Mbappé said on Thursday that Álvaro Arbeloa had told him he was Real Madrid's "fourth-choice forward" -- a claim later denied by the coach -- after being benched, and then whistled by fans, in the team's 2-0 win over Real Oviedo.
Mbappé was introduced as a 69th-minute substitute in the La Liga game, replacing Gonzalo García who had earlier put Madrid ahead, and was loudly whistled by the Bernabéu crowd.
- France World Cup squad: Camavinga out, Mateta in - Real Madrid call elections after Pérez move - Madrid prez hails Mourinho, promises new signings
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