a Kylian Mbappé’s big mistake caused chaos in Real Madrid’s medical services, putting players at risk and depriving the team of its star player for many games. In an unbelievable mistake, Los Blancos failed to properly diagnose the player’s knee discomfort, which had been bothering him since the end of last year, MARCA has confirmed.
This earthquake had its epicenter in France. RMC journalist Daniel Riolo has given more than surprising details on why Kylian hasn’t seen any improvement in his left knee in the first few weeks. “If the players decided to go to Paris, it’s clear that a mistake was made. I would say it was because the diagnosis of Mbappé’s knee was so catastrophic, definitely worse than catastrophic, that it was a grave mistake. That’s why they let everyone go. Besides the series of injuries, that’s mainly the reason,” the reporter said.
additional risks
“The mistake could have been very serious. Mbappe has been playing games without knowing about his illness… so he could have broken his knee. He continues to be active and although he is still in pain, he knows something is wrong. That was big. You think I’m talking nonsense? That’s what happened. If you’re playing with an injury and you don’t realize it, you can hurt yourself a lot,” Riolo said.
The controversy over Mbappe’s injury erupted following MARCA’s exclusive report on March 2nd. Clearly upset with the way the matter was being handled, the player decided to travel to France in search of another opinion and a definitive solution that Real Madrid had not given him. After several flare-ups (he had to stop up to five times due to a knee injury), the pain was still there and Mbappe began to suspect something was wrong.
As revealed by MARCA, Mbappé has packed his bags for France seeking an opinion outside of Real Madrid’s medical services to resolve his knee problem. The straw that broke the camel’s back was that the striker missed the crucial Champions League second leg against Benfica, which was his last and final break due to this injury.
player’s anger
Faced with no improvement, he decided to seek out a specialist in his home country. The trip was confirmed first by Mbappé’s entourage and then by Real Madrid in separate statements. It was a trip that left Mbappé visibly angry and upset.
In France, Mbappé’s adventure finally began to find a solution to his knee problems. Doctor Bertrand Sonnery Cotet, who treated Benzema at Real Madrid and has operated on players such as Ibrahimovic and Diajaby, examined the Real Madrid striker. Dr. Mihic contacted him because he wanted his opinion on the injury, which was not new. He made the diagnosis and created a post-rehabilitation return plan, and it worked. Mbappe returned to action against City last week and was back in action in Sunday’s derby. He is currently on tour with France and the issue appears to have been resolved.
Poison arrows and chaos
The only thing left is the hangover from the mistakes that made the players so angry, as evidenced by his comments last Monday. “I was diagnosed on a specific day, but I can’t reveal it now,” the Real Madrid star said of the injury. Mbappe was injured in the match against Celta on December 7th. Errors may occur at this point. The player was diagnosed with an injured right knee instead of his left, and played several games with the injury. In fact, Kylian has played against Alaves, Talavera in the Copa del Rey and Sevilla.
On December 31, L’Equipe newspaper revealed that Mbappé was injured and would not be able to play in the Super Cup, as it would take approximately three weeks for him to fully recover. On the same morning, the club released a statement shortly after receiving information from a French newspaper, confirming that the French player suffered a “sprain in his left knee”, but without providing further details. However, the player played in the final against Barcelona just 11 days after reporting his injury.
In a statement yesterday, before leaving for the United States with France today, Mbappé did not wish to specify when he would visit specialist Bretrand-Sonnerie-Cotet, but acknowledged in turn that it would be when he could get an accurate diagnosis of his knee injury and who would set the guidelines for his recovery. The player will be in Paris that week in March with two Real Madrid physiotherapists and will begin conservative treatment.
