Kylian Mbappe is not mentioned in the Real Madrid team for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group H match against Pachuca in the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday.
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The match marks the second game as manager of the former midfielder of Real Madrid Xabi Alonso, who took over it from Carlo Ancelotti.
Real Madrid, one of the favorites to win the tournament, qualified by conquering the UEFA Champions League titles in 2021-22 and 2023-24, in which the most recent Borussia Dortmund defeated to claim a record spending 15th European crown.
Why doesn’t Kylian Mbappe play in Real Madrid vs Pachuca?
Mbappe missed Madrid’s first match against Al Hilal due to illness, confirming the club that he had a fever. The French skipper was even admitted to the hospital and was later fired.
As a result, Mbappe did not travel to Charlotte with the team and he was staying back in the Hotel Hotel.
Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso also said they are hopeful at the French international to return for the last group match. «He feels better. It will be difficult for him to return for Sunday’s game (to Pachuca), but we hope he can return to Salzburg,» Alonso told official broadcasters Dazn.
Earlier, when the hospital is discharged, a statement from Real Madrid was: «Mbappe will continue with a specific medical treatment and will gradually return to the activity of the team.»
