Will Mbappe play in Real Madrid vs Pachuca at FIFA Club World Cup 2025?
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe skipped Saturday's collective training session and is set to miss the 15-time European champions' Group H game against Pachuca at the Club World Cup, the club said.
Mbappe, who was admitted to a Miami area hospital earlier this week with acute gastroenteritis, had stayed at the team hotel and would not be travelling to Charlotte, North Carolina, for Sunday's match, a Real spokesperson said.
The 26-year-old missed Madrid's opening match of the tournament — a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal in Miami.
Manager Xabi Alonso said the France international was in 'rough shape' and had been unable to train for days.
'Mbappe will continue with specific medical treatment and will gradually return to the team's activity,' the club said in a statement regarding his hospital discharge.
Real Madrid also said that ahead of its second Club World Cup fixture, Mbappe and Carvajal trained at the facilities at the team's hotel.
He was Madrid's top scorer last season, netting 43 goals in 56 appearances in his debut year after joining from Paris Saint-Germain.
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