For the second time this season, Kylian Mbappé suffered an injury right before Real Madrid take on Atlético Madrid. With just one point separating Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid atop the La Liga standings,

Real Madrid are without a fit senior centre-back for two crucial games against Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in the next week.

Despite sitting top of LaLiga, reigning champions Real Madrid may feel like they have a lot to prove when they host Atletico Madrid on Saturday with their in-form city rivals eager to seize the momentum in the title race and leapfrog them in the table.