A black evening for Real Madrid: the Madrid club, which was distanced in the title race by FC Barcelona, settled for a draw (1-1) in injury time on the pitch of Real Betis and lost Kylian Mbappé, who suffered a hamstring injury.
Joined by the hosts in the final action of the match, concluded by former Barcelona player Hector Bellerin (90th minute+4, 1-1), Real Madrid (2nd, 74 points) gives Barcelona (1st, 82 points) the opportunity to definitively move towards the title if they win on Saturday (16:15) against Getafe.
Despite leading since the 17th minute thanks to a opportunistic goal from Brazilian Vinicius Junior (17th, 1-0), the Spanish giant could not secure the lead and especially saw their advantage preserved by crucial saves from Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.
Mbappé was not present during the Betis’ equalizing goal (50th minute, 50 points), as he requested a substitution to his coach Alvaro Arbeloa in the 80th minute after stopping his run.
The French team captain and top scorer of Real Madrid had no apparent injury or received any blows, but left the field grimacing. A serious alert a month and a half before the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the last goal of his season.
Questioned by AFP, the Spanish club indicated that Mbappé was suffering from a “muscle overload in the hamstring of the left leg,” ruling out a more serious injury immediately, pending further examinations.
“I don’t know, he had pains, and we hope that it will evolve for the better in the coming days,” reacted his coach Alvaro Arbeloa in a press conference, without providing further details.
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