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Mbappé returns to individual training at Real Madrid as recovery continues
October 5, 2026 at 07:47 PM · Updated 11d ago
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Real Madrid announced Monday that Kylian Mbappé resumed individual training at the club's facilities, working toward recovery from an injury sustained on international duty.
- Real Madrid said Mbappé completed an afternoon session indoors and on the pitch, with and without the ball.
- Mbappé was injured in France's Nations League win over Turkey, scoring the winning goal in Zinedine Zidane's debut as coach before leaving the match.
- Mbappé is working to regain fitness ahead of Saturday's La Liga meeting with Villarreal in round eight.
- Jose Mourinho recently said players must be professional around the clock, warning against activities such as cycling that risk injury.
- Mbappé left the France camp early because of a knee injury and spent time in Switzerland and Paris instead of undergoing club treatment.
- He posted videos of himself smiling while cycling to a mysterious song, interpreted as a Ballon d'Or rivalry with Ousmane Dembélé or defiance of Mourinho's rules.


