The France international was always a doubt to start the final after sustaining a knee injury on New Year’s Eve. Mbappé was sidelined for Los Blancos’ 5–1 victory over Real Betis and did not even make Xabi Alonso’s Spanish Super Cup squad.

Kylian Mbappe has been deemed not fit enough to start for Real Madrid in tonight’s El Clasico Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona.