Mbappe Out of Copa del Rey Quarter-Final, Confirms Ancelotti

Kylian Mbappe will miss Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey quarter-final against Leganes due to a damaged calf, according to Carlo Ancelotti, who also supported his club’s complaints over Spanish judging on Tuesday In a 1-0 loss to Espanyol in La Liga, Kylian Mbappe scored the decisive goal after avoiding a red card after being hacked down by Carlos Romero.

Madrid wrote to the Spanish football federation on Monday calling referees “rigged” and “completely discredited”.

“Mbappe started training today, we gave him an extra day of recovery yesterday,” Ancelotti told reporters.

“He has a bruised calf, he trained normally but tomorrow he will not be available for the game.”

After the game, Ancelotti called Romero’s non-send-off “inexplicable” and repeated his position before the Leganes match.

“We´re talking about something that´s inexplicable, we´re talking above all about the welfare of the players, and what Madrid´s message asks for is an explanation, and that seems right to me,” he said.

“We want an explanation about what happened and why nothing was done to look after the welfare of the player.”

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Jude Bellingham and David Alaba, who injured his thigh Tuesday, will miss the Leganes game, according to Carlo Ancelotti.

Ancelotti expects the Austrian defender will miss two to three weeks. Alaba, who returned from a year-long knee injury, will miss the La Liga derby against Atletico Madrid on Saturday and the Champions League play-off against Manchester City.

Real Madrid host the second leg on February 19 after facing the Premier League side in Manchester on February 11.

Madrid will likely play with rookie centre-back Raul Asencio and midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni as Antonio Rudiger is suffering from a thigh injury. Madrid defensemen Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal are out injured. Unfortunately, we lost two key players in the past two days, which was not anticipated. Ancelotti stated Alaba was ready to play tomorrow due to his good mood.

“It´s a moment of emergency which we have to bear out, because these are small problems, Alaba will be out for 15-20 days, Rudiger the same, so we have to deal with it with (the players) we have.”