"Kylian Mbappe's injury does NOT look serious"

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said after beating Atalanta that it was “a very important victory”, as it allows the team to arrive “alive at Christmas”. “It was a complete match. The mobility to change Vini from his mark.... Bellingham and Mbappe also played very well. Suffering, but we deserved to win,” he said at a press conference after the match.

“On a physical level, Atalanta demands a lot from you. It was a match of duels and it went well. It's a very important victory not only for the 3 points, but because you get to Christmas alive. Getting to Christmas alive is the key to having a good second half of the season because you get players back,” he added. “I don't know if we will get into the top eight. What I do know is that there are two games left and we will go with everything,” he lashed.

On Mbappe's injury and the large cast of players in the infirmary, he commented, “Really, we don't know what's going on. Kylian Mbappe's injury does not look serious. It's an overload."

"The schedule is demanding and the reduced squad does not allow us to rotate players. We have to hold on for the moment.” Mbappe will undergo tests on Wednesday, but his ischial discomfort does not point to a serious injury.