Kylian Mbappe Injury Update Emerges Before Barcelona vs Real Madrid El Clásico

This weekend, La Liga will see the second El Clásico league match of the season at the Camp Nou. FC Barcelona has the opportunity to officially win the league back-to-back against Real Madrid.

El Clásico will be played on Sunday, and it will not feature Lamine Yamal, who is injured and will miss the rest of the season for FC Barcelona.

Real Madrid will almost have everyone fit, but a star player who is questionable to be fit is Kylian Mbappe, who missed the previous match against Espanyol.

Mbappe was taken off during the league match against Real Betis two weeks ago, and rumors suggested that his season was over due to his injury. However, Mbappe was seen at the Real Madrid facilities training with the ball.

Mbappe was initially rumored to miss El Clásico this Sunday, but new reports from Spain suggest that he could be available.

Kylian Mbappe Set to Play vs FC Barcelona

According to Abraham Romero of El Mundo, Kylian Mbappe has passed medical tests, and his return is now in the final stages. The expectation is for Mbappé to be back in the Real Madrid squad for El Clásico.

The report also states that Mbappe did a small part with the group and then worked individually in the gym and with physio.

Mbappe is not expected to start the match against Barcelona and could get minutes in the second half. The French star is expected to improve his fitness in the next few days.

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This story was originally published May 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM.