Will Kylian Mbappe play tonight for Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid in Champions League?

The Frenchman scored a hat trick in his last Champions League game.

Real Madrid will welcome local rivals Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16 tonight after escaping play-off elimination by beating Manchester City 6-3 on aggregate.

Real Madrid are set to face an in-form Atletico, who have been in impressive form and are set to give the Los Blancos all sorts of trouble.

Carlo Ancelotti’s men come into this game on the back of a 2-1 defeat against Real Betis, which is not a good sign. They will have to bounce in tonight’s game in order to have a healthy lead going into the second leg of the tournament.

The team will need to assemble in hopes of securing a win, and most importantly, their star player Kylian Mbappe, who has been scoring goals left and right since the start of the year, will have to step up.

Mbappe missed Los Blancos’ Copa del Rey clash against Real Sociedad but starred in their last weekend defeat against Betis where he failed to find the back of the net.

Will Kylian Mbappe play tonight?

Yes, Mbappe will play tonight as Madrid prepare for the crucial game tonight. Mbappe has stepped in when it has come to goalscoring for the club this season despite struggling earlier.

His signing appeared to be a flop as everyone assumed that they were better without the Frenchman. But he didn’t take much time to prove them wrong as he continues to make waves in a white shirt this season.

If he continues to score goals, he will certainly break Cristiano Ronaldo’s first-season goalscoring record at the Spanish club.

His hat trick against Manchester City was an indication that he has found his form as he now has 17 goals in the league this season and seven in the Champions League. These stats are enough to underline how he has turned his fortunes around and is now an indispensable part of the squad.

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— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) March 3, 2025

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