Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso warned that Kylian Mbappé is only “getting better” as the Spanish giants advance through the Club World Cup knockout stages.
Mbappé made his belated debut in the expanded competition against Juventus in the last 16 on Tuesday, replacing match-winner Gonzalo García for the final 22 minutes of a 1–0 victory. The Frenchman sat out the first three games of the tournament with acute gastroenteritis, going to hospital and losing a considerable amount of weight before easing his way back into action.
