
Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso did little to ease the panic surrounding Kylian Mbappé’s fitness, admitting his team “will miss” the superstar forward against Alavés.
The Frenchman missed training due to a muscular problem ahead of Manchester City’s trip to the Bernabéu on Wednesday evening. Mbappé made Alonso’s squad for the Champions League clash, but was an unused substitute by the time the final whistle solidified Los Blancos’ 2–1 defeat.