Kylian Mbappe is only fit enough for the bench as Real Madrid host Man City tonight.
Mbappe did not train with his team-mates on Tuesday in a major fitness worry for under-pressure Real manager Xabi Alonso.
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Reports in Spain say Mbappe has been struggling with a left leg issue. He also suffered a broken finger last weekend.
However, it was revealed on Wednesday morning that the Frenchman had made the matchday squad to face City at the Bernabeu.
Real will definitely be without midfielder Edouardo Camavinga, while Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to be sidelined for months after he tore his thigh.
As such, it leaves Alonso in a tricky position for his starting XI at the Bernabeu.
Thibaut Courtois is in goal and Federico Valverde is at right-back due to Alexander-Arnold’s injury and Raul Asencio’s poor performance in last weekend’s shock 2-0 home defeat by Celta Vigo.
Alvaro Carreras was sent off against Celta Vigo playing as a centre-back, but he returns to the side here with his suspension not counting in the Champions League.
Eder Militao was forced off in the 22nd minute of that match, and is another concern, being replaced tonight by Antonio Rudiger.
Fran Garcia, the left-back, and Endrick were both also sent off against Celta Vigo as Real lost their heads, and Alonso may be in the mood to shake things up.
David Alaba, Dean Huijsen, Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, and Alexander-Arnold are all already out with their respective injuries, so the squad is already looking threadbare.
Gonzalo Garcia, who made a name for himself at the Club World Cup, plays as the No9, and Jude Bellingham remains in midfield.
Aurelien Tchouameni starts, too, while Arda Guler drops to the bench.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Valverde, asencio, Rudiger, Carreras, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Gonzalo, Vinicius Jr.
Subs: Lunin, Fran Gonzalez, Endrick, Mbappe, Arda Guler, Fran Garcia, Brahim, Cestero, Mastantuono, Joan Martinez, Valdepenas.
Doubt: Militao
Injured: Alexander-Arnold, Alaba, Carvajal, Mendy, Huijsen
Time and date: 8pm GMT on Wednesday December 10, 2025
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
How to watch: TNT Sports
