Fabien Le Floc’h, Media365 : published on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 12:42 pm
Insufficiently recovered from his injury, Kylian Mbappé will miss the Clasico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid this Sunday (9 pm) during the 35th round of Liga.
It’s a big surprise. Just hours before the kickoff of the clash between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, scheduled for Sunday evening (9 pm) for the 35th round of Liga, the Madrid club has announced the list of its available players for the Clasico. And Kylian Mbappé is not on it. The French forward had participated normally in two training sessions on Thursday and Friday.
However, on Saturday, with five minutes left in the final training session at Valdebebas, the French forward suddenly stopped before announcing that he could not continue. Kylian Mbappé then left the session “to general surprise,” according to Marca. But it seems that the French forward, who scored 41 goals in 41 matches in all competitions this season, is not sufficiently recovered from his hamstring injury sustained during the game on the pitch of Betis (1-1) on April 24.
Courtois returns
Real Madrid would have certainly needed their forward this Sunday evening at Camp Nou. To prevent Barcelona from officially becoming Spanish champions, which would be a first at the end of a Clasico, Real Madrid must win against Barcelona. But after a disappointing season, Real Madrid sank even deeper into crisis this week with the altercation between Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde, which sparked controversy in the Madrid dressing room and cost both players 500,000 euros each. After a hospital visit, the Uruguayan international must observe a rest period after suffering a head injury and will also be unable to play this Sunday in Barcelona.
On the other hand, the French international is indeed present in the Merengue squad. The only good news for Alvaro Arbeloa, who is likely coaching his last games on the Real Madrid bench, is the return of Thibaut Courtois in goal. The Belgian goalkeeper had been absent since his injury suffered during the round of 16 against Manchester City in mid-March.
