{"id":500091,"date":"2026-03-02T23:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/500091\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T23:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:24:08","slug":"madrid-confirm-mbappe-knee-sprain-opt-for-conservative-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/500091\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid confirm Mbapp\u00e9 knee sprain, opt for conservative approach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid<\/a> have confirmed that Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a> is suffering from a left-knee sprain, saying tests have suggested that the “conservative treatment” the forward is currently undergoing is the best treatment option.<\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 has struggled with discomfort in his knee since December, missing several games, before Madrid decided that the France<\/a> international required an extended, undetermined period of rest, with coach \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa saying last week that his absence “won’t be a question of days.”<\/p>\n

“Following tests carried out on our player Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 by French medical specialists, under the supervision of Real Madrid’s Medical Services, the diagnosis of a sprain in his left knee has been confirmed, as well as the suitability of the conservative treatment he is currently undergoing,” Madrid said in a brief statement <\/a>on Monday. “His progress will be monitored.”<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 may miss Real Madrid’s crunch Champions League clash with Manchester City.\u00a0Jose Breton\/Pics Action\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesEditor’s Picks<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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It was the first time the club had published an official medical report regarding Mbapp\u00e9’s knee problem, with uncertainty over the extent of the injury leading to widespread speculation in the Madrid media.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Sunday, Arbeloa insisted that the club were “very clear” about the issue, and the course of action they would take.<\/p>\n

Madrid had tried to manage Mbapp\u00e9’s knee problem, resting him for the Champions League<\/a> game with Manchester City<\/a> in December, the semifinal of the Spanish Supercopa in January and February’s league win over Real Sociedad<\/a>, as well as last week’s playoff second leg with Benfica<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It’s very clear to us: what’s wrong, and what we want now,” Arbeloa said on Sunday. “It’s that [Mbapp\u00e9] recovers totally from the discomfort, so he can come back at 100%, with complete confidence and security — when he feels totally recovered, and that discomfort has disappeared.”<\/p>\n

After Monday’s LaLiga<\/a> game with Getafe<\/a> at the Bernab\u00e9u, Madrid travel to Celta Vigo<\/a> on Friday, and play City at the Bernab\u00e9u in the Champions League round of 16 on March 11.<\/p>\n

They play Elche<\/a> on March 14, before the second leg away in Manchester on March 17.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Monday’s match with Getafe, Madrid sit four points behind League leaders Barcelona<\/a>, who beat Villarreal<\/a> 4-1 on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Real Madrid have confirmed that Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is suffering from a left-knee sprain, saying tests have suggested that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-500091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}