CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DR. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Sports / Football

Mbappe to start against Mallorca for Madrid Liga debut

Published: 18 Aug 2024 - 09:06 pm | Last Updated: 18 Aug 2024 - 09:22 pm
(From L) Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder #10 Luka Modric, Real Madrid's Brazilian forward #11 Rodrygo and Real Madrid's French forward #10 Kylian Mbappe attend a training session with teammates at the training ground of Valdebebas on the eve of their Liga football match against RCD Mallorca, in Madrid on August 17, 2024. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)

(From L) Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder #10 Luka Modric, Real Madrid's Brazilian forward #11 Rodrygo and Real Madrid's French forward #10 Kylian Mbappe attend a training session with teammates at the training ground of Valdebebas on the eve of their Liga football match against RCD Mallorca, in Madrid on August 17, 2024. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)

AFP

Palma, Spain: Kylian Mbappe will make his La Liga debut for Spanish champions Real Madrid at Real Mallorca on Sunday after coach Carlo Ancelotti selected him to start.

The superstar French forward signed for Los Blancos this summer at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract, completing a long-awaited dream move.

Mbappe netted on his first Madrid appearance against Atalanta to help his new club win the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday in Warsaw.

The 25-year-old striker lines up with Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo in attack, with England international Jude Bellingham offering support from midfield in Madrid's first league match of the season.