{"id":536479,"date":"2026-03-14T11:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=536479"},"modified":"2026-03-14T11:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:08:14","slug":"arbeloa-confident-mbappe-fit-for-man-city-trip-in-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/arbeloa-confident-mbappe-fit-for-man-city-trip-in-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbeloa \u2018confident\u2019 Mbappe fit for Man City trip in Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid thrashed the Premier League giants 3-0 in the first leg<br \/>\n MADRID<br \/>\nReal Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said Friday he was \u201cconfident\u201d that Kylian Mbappe will be available to face Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.<br \/>\n\u201cHe\u2019s getting better day by day,\u201d Arbeloa said at a press conference. \u201cHe won\u2019t be there tomorrow (Saturday, in La Liga against Elche), but I\u2019m confident he\u2019ll be on the trip to Manchester.\u201d<br \/>\nWith Mbappe sidelined by a knee injury and several other key players missing, Real thrashed City 3\u20130 in the first leg at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, thanks to a hat-trick from Federico Valverde. City host the second leg next Tuesday and risk being knocked out of Europe by Madrid for the third season in a row.<br \/>\nFrance forward Mbappe, hampered by a sprain to his left knee since late December, has not played since withdrawing from the squad to face Benfica in the second leg of the Champions League knockout phase play-off round on February 25. Mbappe has scored 38 goals in 33 appearances for his club this season. 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