Real Madrid announced the absence of 4 of its stars from the Real Sociedad match in the first leg of the semi-finals of the 2025 Spanish King’s Cup, scheduled to be held at Anoeta Stadium.
The most prominent and important absence is Kylian Mbappe, who is suffering from mouth pain after having one of his molars extracted.
Fede Valverde will miss the second match in a row for Real, and the reason is that he feels some discomfort in his left thigh, and Carlo Ancelotti’s fear of risking him.
The third absence will be goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after he suffered from an overload, but it is not serious, and Ancelotti preferred to rest him, especially since the intention from the beginning was to continue relying on Andriy Lunin in the cup matches.
The last and ineffective absence will be central defender Jesus Vallejo due to injury.
Endrick is expected to replace Mbappe at striker against Sociedad, while Lucas Vazquez will replace Valverde at right-back.
