Real Madrid faces Lille Olympique Sporting Club for Matchday 2 of the 2024-25 Champions League. However, Kylian Mbappe will start the match on the bench, after being sidelined due to an injury.
The French star, who was set to face his younger brother Ethan, isnāt part of the starting eleven after sustaining a thigh injury in Madridās 3-2 LaLiga win over AlavĆ©s on Sept. 24. However, he could play some minutes, according to what Carlo Ancelotti explained in the press conference previous to the match.
āYes, heās recovered well, fast,ā Ancelotti told the press. āBut he only trained on his own yesterday. Heās been out for a short time so he hasnāt lost his condition. Weāll train now, heāll train with us and then weāll evaluate and take the right decision. We donāt want to take any risks.ā
āHe had a strain,ā Ancelotti explained. āNow with new technology they talk about grade one, grade twoā¦ In just under a week, heās recovered well. He wanted to travel to play. If he feels good, 100%, he could play. If thereās no risk, heāll play from the first minute.ā
Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid (Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
It was expected that the forward would be out of action for around three weeks. So far, Mbappe, who has scored seven goals for Madrid this season in all competitions, only missed one game, Realās 1-1 draw at AtlĆ©tico Madrid in the derby on Sunday.
Real Madridās starting lineup vs Lille
Real Madrid will play against Lille with the following starting lineup: Andriy Lunin; Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal; Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchoumanei, Fede Valverde; Vinicius, Jude Bellingham and Endrick Felipe.
Kylian Mbappeās goals with Real Madrid so far
Apart from his five goals in LaLiga, Mbappe also scored against Stuttgart in the Champions League for Madridās 3-1 win. His first goal for Los Blancos came in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta, which Madrid won 2-0.
