Home / Football / Premier League News Real Madrid boss Arbeloa confirms Bellingham and Mbappes injury statuses ahead of Man City trip Both players missed the first leg, which Real Madrid won 3-0 Written by Cian Cheesbrough Last Update: March 16, 2026 08:05:08 pm GMT 3 min read Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has revealed that Kylian Mbappe will be available for their trip to Manchester City in the Champions League last 16 but Jude Bellingham wont feature despite being named in the travelling squad. The duo missed last weeks first leg in Madrid due to injury, with Real winning 3-0 in their absence through Federico Valverdes hat-trick.Both were included in Reals squad list for the second leg at the Etihad on Tuesday, causing some excitement amongst fans that they could see the pair in action as they look to finish the job and reach the quarter-finals.Table of Contents1 Will Bellingham and Mbappe feature against Man City?2 Arbeloa: Real Madrid need to win againWill Bellingham and Mbappe feature against Man City?But Arbeloa delivered some disappointing news about England star Bellingham, who has been out with a hamstring injury suffered against Rayo Vallecano.Bellingham wanted to come, Arbeloa said in his pre-match press conference, hes going to be part of the training session but he wont be available tomorrow. Im happy to see hes closer and closer. Hes going to be one of the leaders and its important that hes here with us.The Los Blancos boss did deliver some positive news on Mbappe, however, with the France captains involvement much more likely.Mbappe is now available. Youll see whether or not hes ready to start tomorrow, said Arbeloa.Arbeloa: Real Madrid need to win againReal are in a hugely advantageous position with a three-goal lead in the second leg but Arbeloa insisted they will go to East Manchester and try and win the game once again as they look to quash any City hopes of a comeback.He added: We are very aware of the difficulty of tomorrows match and the opponent we face. If we want to win, we cant have anything else on our minds but to perform at a very high level, like in the first leg or even better, with solidarity, effort and sacrifice, and be able to cause them a lot of problems.The same as the first leg. We have no other objective than to go out and win with the same humility and commitment as in the first leg. Even more so, because it wont be easy. Humility and ambition are what we need to see tomorrow.Check out our in-depth match preview for the Champions League last-16 clash here, including predictions and where you can watch all the action. Topics: Manchester City F.C. Real Madrid CF Follow us: Cian Cheesbrough Cian is a sports journalist with experience writing for national titles, including LiveScore, MailOnline, Eurosport and Sky Sports.
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