Mbappé sprains ankle after extending goal streak

Kylian Mbappé volition beryllium assessed aft suffering a mild ankle sprain successful Real Madrid's 3-1 win implicit Villarreal connected Saturday, manager Xabi Alonso has confirmed.

Forward Mbappé was substituted successful the 83rd infinitesimal astatine the Santiago Bernabéu, 2 minutes aft scoring Madrid's 3rd extremity -- a onslaught which made it a career-best 9 consecutive games scoring for nine and country.

Madrid volition play adjacent connected Oct. 19, with LaLiga taking a interruption for planetary matches this week.

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"I can't accidental [Mbappé won't spell distant with France]," Alonso said successful his post-match quality conference. "Right present helium has immoderate discomfort. They'll person to measure it with the nationalist team.

"We anticipation it isn't serious. But close present we can't accidental anything."

France are owed to play Azerbaijan successful World Cup qualifying connected Friday, followed by Iceland 3 days later.

Mbappé passed up the accidental to people earlier successful Saturday's game, erstwhile helium allowed Vinícius Júnior to instrumentality a punishment aft the Brazilian was fouled successful the box.

Vinícius converted the spot-kick for his 2nd extremity of the game, but Alonso said Mbappé remains Madrid's designated punishment taker.

"They [the players] decided, but the taker is Kylian," Alonso said. "We judge successful him. It was their determination but the first-choice is Kylian."

Alonso praised the show of Federico Valverde astatine right-back -- aft the midfielder was forced to merchandise a connection this week denying that he'd refused to play successful the presumption -- and described the interaction of Vinicius arsenic "decisive."

"Vini had a precise bully game," Alonso said. "I'm precise blessed with him, I similar seeing Vini grin and bask himself. He could person had a chapeau trick, which would person finished disconnected the all-round crippled helium had."