It is too early to say whether Kylian Mbappe in Real Madrid’s Club World Cup Quarter Final match against Borussia Dortmund will start on Saturday in Real Madrid’s Club -Quarte Final, said Coach Xabi Alonso, while the French attacker continues his recovery from gastro -center item.
Mbappe made his tournament debut on Tuesday when Real Madrid Juventus beat 1-0 to reach the quarterfinals after missing the entire group stage.
«He gets better. He has improved for the past three days,» Alonso told reporters at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey on Friday. «Tomorrow morning we will decide whether he will be part of the first 11.»
Mbappe came from the bank as a replacement in the second half of the 1-0 victory of the Spanish side on Juventus in Miami on Tuesday and earned wild applause in a scene that underlined his global attraction to the tournament hosted by the US.
At the start of the tournament, Mbappe was briefly admitted to the hospital, isolated from his teammates when he recovered.
The Alonso team leaned on Gonzalo Garcia to replace in his absence, because the 21 -year -old Academy has registered three goals -including the winner of Tuesday -and an assist with a Breakout version at the competition.
«I think (Garcia and Mbappe) can complement each other and if it is something that is needed, it is not something that I will turn closer,» Alonso said.
Madrid will be confronted on Saturday with a Dortmund team in solid form, after the German side had rejected an exciting second half of Monterrey 2-1 this week to book his place in the last eight.
«Dortmund is a very good team. As soon as (coach Niko Kovac) was at the helm, they grew and developed and developed,» said Alonso. «We are confronted with a tough opponent … It will be tight tomorrow.»
