Mundo Deportivo: Mbappe has stepped up his training pace and is striving to start in the match against Dortmund

2025-07-04
On July 4th Beijing time, according to Mundo Deportivo, Mbappe has picked up the pace in training and will strive to start in the next game against Dortmund.
It was reported that in Real Madrid's training yesterday, Mbappe picked up his training pace. Alonso is considering whether to start him in the match against Dortmund or to continue trusting Goncalo Garcia.
In fact, many people support Goncalo continuing to start in the next game. However, Mbappe doesn't want to accept it. He is giving it his all to secure a starting position in the next game.
In the match against Juventus, Mbappe only played for 22 minutes. His performance on the field was somewhat disjointed, and he also had some physical issues compared to his teammates.
After several matches, Xabi Alonso has proved one point to everyone: he doesn't care how big the players are; he values their performance on the field more.
All signs point to Xabi Alonso continuing to trust the current squad. Apart from the suspense of the "No. 9 position", the rest of the positions will remain unchanged. The formation is still the 3-5-2 that Alonso prefers. In the recent few matches, the effect brought by this formation system has been quite good.
In addition, Real Madrid should also pay attention to the yellow card situations of Vinicius and Bellingham. In the match against Juventus, Vinicius was at risk of being suspended if he received another yellow card. At the same time, Bellingham also received a yellow card in that match. This means that if they receive another yellow card in the match against Dortmund, they will miss the semi-final.
FIFA has clearly stipulated that starting from the semi-finals, the number of yellow cards a player has will be reset to zero. However, if a player accumulates two yellow cards before reaching the semi-finals and is suspended, they must accept the suspension penalty.