Mbappé a doubt for trip to Atlético while Barcelona edge past Getafe

  • 9/25/2024
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Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé has suffered a muscle injury, casting doubt over the forward’s participation in the weekend derby against Atlético Madrid. Mbappé has been in fine form for Real following his big-money summer move from Paris Saint-Germain, scoring seven goals in nine matches across all competitions. The 25-year-old was substituted in the 80th minute of the 3-2 win against Deportivo Alavés at the Bernabéu on Tuesday and gestured to his thigh while leaving the pitch. “Following tests carried out today on Kylian Mbappé, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg,” read a club statement. “His progress will be monitored.” Spanish media has reported that the France captain will be ruled out of Sunday’s trip to the Metropolitano. Barcelona stay perfect at top A first-half strike by Robert Lewandowski earned a below-strength Barcelona a 1-0 La Liga win over lowly Getafe on Wednesday to maintain their 100% record after seven games. Barcelona, who rested Pedri and were without the injured Marc-André ter Stegen, Dani Olmo, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araújo, Fermín López and Andreas Christensen, went ahead through Lewandowski’s close-range strike in the 19th minute after a poor mistake by David Soria. The Getafe’s goalkeeper failed to hold on to a Jules Koundé cross and Lewandowski pounced to fire home his seventh goal of the season. The hosts dominated proceedings with almost 80% of possession and 16 goal attempts, but wasted numerous opportunities to win by a wider margin. Soria made fine saves to deny efforts by Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski and three from Raphinha, who also missed a sitter in the 82nd minute, badly misfiring a header from a Kounde cross. Barca almost paid a heavy price for their missed chances as the visitors could have scored an equaliser in the dying moments. Juan Iglesias found Borja Mayoral unmarked inside the box from a quick counter attack, but the striker sliced his first-time effort in the 95th minute. Bara are top of the standings on 21 points, four ahead of second-placed Real Madrid. “When you dominate a game but go only one goal ahead, the opponent sees a possibility of making a run for a better result and often that leads them to push you harder in the last minutes,” Koundé told Movistar Plus. “But we played a good, controlled game and we could have scored more goals.”

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