7 months ago
6
Alex Kirkland
Rodrigo Faez
Jun 19, 2025, 09:31 AM ET
Real Madrid guardant Kylian Mbappé has been hospitalized and is undergoing attraction for acute gastroenteritis, the nine said Thursday.
Star guardant Mbappé missed Madrid's 1-1 gully with Al Hilal successful their Club World Cup opener astatine Hard Rock Stadium, Miami connected Wednesday, and has not trained successful caller days.
"Our subordinate Kylian Mbappé has acute gastroenteritis and has been hospitalized for assorted tests and treatment," Madrid said successful a little connection Thursday.
Mbappé scored 43 goals successful each competitions past season, successful an different disappointing run for Madrid, who failed to onshore a large trophy successful the France international's archetypal play astatine the club.
Mbappé archetypal trained with caller manager Xabi Alonso past Friday astatine Madrid's Valdebebas grooming crushed -- aft featuring for France successful the UEFA Nations League -- earlier flying to the United States with his teammates connected Saturday.
The guardant was absent from the team's unfastened grooming league successful Palm Beach Gardens connected Tuesday, with a Madrid spokesperson telling ESPN helium was suffering from a fever.
He was past near retired of the matchday squad for Wednesday's gully with Al Hilal.
In his absence, youngster Gonzalo García started astatine halfway guardant and scored the opening goal, earlier Rúben Neves levelled for Al Hilal.
Midfielder Federico Valverde had the accidental to triumph the lucifer for Madrid successful added clip but saw his punishment saved by goalkeeper Yassine Bono.
Madrid are looking to triumph the Club World Cup successful what would beryllium a archetypal trophy successful complaint for Alonso, having besides signed defenders Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
