Kylian Mbappe faced boos from Real Madrid fans upon his return to Santiago Bernabeu after a hamstring injury. His late arrival from a holiday in Italy sparked anger among supporters.
WATCH: Kylian Mbappe whistled by Real Madrid fans on return to Santiago Bernabeu
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe was given a hostile reception by the Santiago Bernabeu on his return to action after injury. The French forward had missed Los Blancos last two games through a hamstring problem, but doubt has been cast on his availability during El Clasico.
Mbappe suffered a hamstring injury against Real Betis in late April, and was not fit to face Espanyol the following week, but there was an angry reaction from fans to the fact that he returned to Madrid from holiday in Italy just moments before kick-off. It was widely reported that he would be fit to face Barcelona in El Clasico last weekend, but Mbappe missed the game in the end, despite training the day before.
Against Real Oviedo on Thursday night, Mbappe was deemed fit enough to make the bench, and came on with 22 minutes to go. The 27-year-old returned to deafening whistles from the crowd, a bemused smile on his face.
It was also the first time that Real Madrid fans had the chance to respond to Aurelien Tchouameni since his fight with , for which he was fined €500k last week. He was met with a mixture of applause and whistles. On the other hand, Vinicius Junior was whistled throughout the game whenever he got on the ball.
Fans whistled at Mbappe due to his late return from a holiday in Italy, which coincided with his comeback from injury.
Mbappe suffered a hamstring injury that caused him to miss the last two games before his return.
Despite initial reports of his fitness, Mbappe ultimately missed the El Clasico match against Barcelona.

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The main headlines from their win over Real Oviedo (2-0) came after the match though. Mbappe declared that he had been fit to start the match, but that manager Alvaro Arbeloa had told him he was the ‘fourth forward’. Arbeloa responded that he was the one in charge of who plays and who does not, and denying that he said any such thing to Mbappe.