French football star Kylian Mbappé has arrived in Saudi Arabia to join his team’s delegation ahead of the Spanish Super Cup final, boosting hopes of his participation in the highly anticipated clash.R

Real Madrid face Barcelona in the 2026 Spanish Super Cup final, a matchup that once again promises drama and intensity in El Clasico. However, one major question dominates: Why is Kylian Mbappe not starting today?

Kylian Mbappé is on the bench for the Spanish Super Cup final, leaving Real Madrid without their leading goalscorer when the opening whistle sounds against Barcelona on Sunday evening.

Kylian Mbappe has been accused of ensuring that Real Madrid did not give Clasico rivals Barcelona a guard of honour after seeing Los Blancos suffer an agonising 3-2 defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Xabi Alonso said Real Madrid will "assess the risk" of playing Kylian Mbappé in Sunday's Supercopa final with Barcelona, with the star forward racing to recover from a knee sprain.

Real Madrid have suffered a massive blow ahead of the Spanish Super Cup as Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of the entire tournament with a knee injury. The French superstar will not travel to Saudi Arabia as the club adopts a 'zero risk' policy,

Kylian has suffered a sprained left knee, but the club hasn’t completely ruled him out for Saudi Arabia.