Kylian Mbappe on Wednesday denied media reports that claimed Real Madrid examined the wrong leg when the France star sustained a knee injury late last year.The soccer show “After Foot” on French broadcaster RMC Sport reported this week that the Spanish club had initially scanned his right knee, rather than the left one, in December. Other media outlets in Spain ran similar stories, nearly all of them citing RMC. Mbappe played three games with the team before he was eventually diagnosed with the injury, with Madrid releasing a medical report confirming a knee sprain on Dec. 31, followed by an update this month after he traveled to Paris to seek a second opinion, which saw him sidelined for over three weeks. Mbappé first suffered the injury against Celta Vigo on Dec. 7 but went on to play three matches before the end of 2025 – against Alavés, Talavera and Sevilla, before the knee sprain was confirmed.“The information that [Madrid] examined the wrong knee is not true, perhaps I bear some indirect responsibility for the situation, because when you don’t communicate about what you have and what is going on, it leaves the door open to interpretation, and everyone is rushing to fill in the blanks,” Mbappe said on Wednesday, on international duty with France as they prepare to play a friendly against Brazil.“Now, with Real Madrid, we’ve always had a communication that was quite clear, whether it was when I started my rehabilitation in Madrid, or when I was in Paris, where I was accompanied by the doctor, a physiotherapist and the club’s physical trainer, where we worked from Paris, so there is no problem with that, we’re in an important moment in the season. The team has been playing well without me. When I got injured, I wasn’t available and people thought I was the only solution, but it wasn’t like that. The important thing is the team.” Mbappe concluded. France plays Brazil on Thursday in Foxborough and faces Colombia on Sunday in Landover. On Monday in Paris, Mbappe said his knee feels fine. He was used as a substitute in Real Madrid’s last two matches as he works his way back into form.“There was a lot of frustration, a lot of anger, and then also some anxiety at one point,” Mbappe told French media late Monday at a promotional event. “I had reached a stage where I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I didn’t go through that period in the best way. I wasn’t the happiest player in the world. But I’m happy now because it’s truly behind me. It’s all gone.” Mbappe added.
