Real Madrid staff reportedly made a bizarre error when assessing Kylian Mbappe’s knee injury.
According to The Athletic, one of the club’s medical staff performed an MRI scan on the wrong leg when assessing the striker’s injury complaints back in December.
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Mbappe’s knee injury dates back to early December after Madrid’s 2-0 La Liga defeat to Celta Vigo. He took a knock in that game but still played the entire 90 minutes.
The French international subsequently needed an MRI, but the medical staff made a bizarre error by scanning his right knee rather than the injured left.
When they found no problem with the uninjured right knee, Mbappe was allowed to play three more games for Madrid before the mistake was realised and rectified.
Despite pushing through discomfort that had not yet been properly diagnosed, he scored in each of those three games and helped Los Blancos claim crucial victories against Alaves, Sevilla, and Levante.
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There were signs of inflammation in his left knee, but the error means it wasn’t detected. It wasn’t until a follow-up examination on the correct knee that the problem was revealed.
The medical staff then discovered a partial tear in the posterior ligament, which means the injury was more serious than they first feared.
Madrid described the problem as a knee sprain and opted for a more cautious recovery plan.
Mbappe eventually ended 2025 with his name in the history books after equalling Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of scoring 59 goals in a calendar year.
The Frenchman has struggled with injury problems this season. But he has also been spearheading Madrid’s title challenge this season, scoring 23 goals in 24 La Liga games.
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An additional 13 goals in the Champions League and two in the Copa del Rey have taken his overall tally to 38 goals in 35 games across all competitions.
Mbappe has now travelled with the France squad to the United States ahead of their two friendly fixtures against Brazil and Colombia.
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