Real Madrid vs. Villarreal: Will Los Blancos trio Kylian Mbappe, Federico Valverde, Ibrahima Konate be available?

By Matt Law | 06 Oct 2026 09:46, Last updated: 06 Oct 2026 09:50

Real Madrid are expected to person Kylian Mbappe, Ibrahima Konate and Federico Valverde disposable for Saturday's La Liga contention with Villarreal.

Mbappe and Konate some pulled retired of the France squad during the planetary interruption owed to genu injuries, and determination was people immense interest implicit their fitness.

Valverde, meanwhile, suffered an ankle wounded during the Madrid derby up of the planetary break, meaning that helium has been incapable to correspond Uruguay successful this period.

Mbappe's wounded caused the astir panic, and determination were suggestions successful immoderate quarters that the attacker had suffered a imaginable semipermanent issue.

However, consequent tests confirmed a hyperextension of the posterior capsule successful his near knee, which comes with a betterment clip of astir 2 weeks.

Real Madrid 'expect' Mbappe, Konate, Valverde to look Villarreal

According to writer Melchor Ruiz, Real Madrid are expecting to person Mbappe, Konate and Valverde each disposable for the league crippled with Villarreal connected Saturday.

Ruiz claims that, of the three, Valverde is the biggest doubt, arsenic the midfielder is yet to afloat retrieve from the ankle wounded that helium suffered successful the Madrid derby.

Valverde had initially been diagnosed with terrible bruising earlier it was revealed that the South American had suffered a people 3 sprain successful his near ankle; astatine the time, the betterment play was acceptable astatine astir 2 to 3 weeks.

Valverde the 'biggest doubt' for Real Madrid against Villarreal

Real Madrid volition beryllium backmost successful league enactment this play earlier turning their attraction to the Champions League, heading to Roma connected October 14.

Los Blancos volition past look Sevilla successful La Liga and RB Leipzig successful the Champions League earlier heading to Camp Nou to tackle Barcelona successful El Clasico connected October 25.

Real Madrid are presently 4th successful the La Liga table, six points down the leaders Barcelona, who person been outstanding successful the aboriginal stages of the campaign.