Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe is set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering a thigh injury.
Summer signing Mbappe was on target in a 3-2 win for Real against Alaves on Tuesday night before being substituted in the 80th minute.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti played down any concern over the France international after the game, insisting: “He’s fine, a little overloaded, he asked me for the change to avoid problems.
“He is already very well and so are we. The team has looked for many chances to score and I think the team is improving and that is good for us because the schedule is very demanding.
“We have started well after the break and we want to continue.”
But an update from the club on Wednesday said that tests have revealed the 25-year-old “has been diagnosed with an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg” and “his progress will be monitored”.
Mbappe had scored six goals in seven games since his much-publicised move to the Santiago Bernabeu from Paris Saint-Germain this summer.
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Real put in a commanding display for much of the encounter, with Lucas Vazquez and Rodrygo scoring alongside Mbappe to seemingly seal the victory.
But a late lapse from the Champions League holders saw Alaves score two quickfire goals to set up a nervy finish at the Bernabeu.
Ancelotti added: “That’s football. A mistake is enough for there to give confidence to the rival team.
It’s what happens and what will happen many times in football. We don’t want it to happen but it is possible. In the 60 minutes before, we played very well.”
