Real Madrid beat Benfica 2-1 in the second leg of the Champions League round-of-16 play-off, advancing to the last 16 with a 3-1 aggregate score. Kylian Mbappé missed the match due to injury.
Radio host Edu Pidal discussed Real Madrid’s management of Mbappé’s injury on his show, saying: “I think Mbappé has made unnecessary efforts, but the fact that he didn’t play is not his responsibility alone. Someone needs to communicate with him and arrange his rest.”
In addition, the host revealed: “Real Madrid is very unhappy about the information leaked by Mbappé’s team to the French newspaper L'Équipe. And France will be very upset if Mbappé does not join the national team for the March international break.”
L'Équipe had reported on Mbappé’s knee injury on multiple occasions previously, claiming that Real Madrid did not dare to rest him under pressure to achieve good results.
