Ferland Mendy left Real Madrid’s match against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final after just nine minutes.
Mendy had just returned from a muscle injury that kept him out for nearly a month and a half.
Despite his prolonged absence, Carlo Ancelotti opted to start him immediately, citing his defensive abilities and his belief that he could stop Lamine Yamal.
With Mendy’s injury in El Clásico at La Cartuja, many thought it was a setback, but in reality, it was a new injury.
This was confirmed by more than one Spanish journalist, as the foot Mendy injured in the Barça match is not the same foot he had been injured in the previous period.
It should be noted that Fran Garcia replaced Mendy in El Clásico.
