Soccer-France striker Mbappe suffers hamstring injury ahead of World Cup

Real Madrid forward Kylian ​Mbappe has suffered ​a hamstring injury, ‌the LaLiga ​club said on Monday, weeks before the start of the ‌World Cup. Spanish media reported that the 27-year-old France captain could miss the rest of Real's season after ‌picking up the injury during the 1-1 draw ‌at Real Betis on Friday. "Following the tests carried out today on our player Kylian Mbappe by the Real Madrid Medical ⁠Services, ​he has ⁠been diagnosed with an injury to the semitendinosus muscle in his ⁠left leg. Awaiting progress," the club said in a ​statement.

Real visit Espanyol on Sunday before travelling to ⁠Barcelona on May 10. The record 15-times European champions are ⁠enduring ​a disappointing season, trailing Barcelona by 11 points after 33 LaLiga matches and eliminated from the ⁠Champions League at the quarter-final stage by Bayern Munich. The ⁠World Cup, ⁠co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, starts on June 11.

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