Real Madrid’s French striker Kylian Mbappe, who has an injury to his left knee, will be unavailable for Wednesday’s Champions League play-off second leg against Benfica, AFP learned on Tuesday from a source close to the team.
The current top scorer in both LaLiga and the Champions League has been struggling for several weeks with an issue in the lateral ligament of his left knee.
Despite the pain, the France captain has continued to play, but has now been forced to withdraw from Wednesday’s return leg against Benfica (Real won the first leg 1-0), according to the source, confirming information reported by L’Equipe.