Inches from disaster! Mbappe was one half away from losing his season

Chilling details of Kylian Mbappe's injury are emerging: the Frenchman barely avoided surgery and a threat to his entire season.

Details: According to Diario AS, tests have shown that if Mbappe had continued playing against Turkiye, he would have risked a very serious injury that could have threatened his whole season. The Real Madrid star suffered a hyperextension of his left knee while scoring the winner on Friday and left the France camp the next day. He is now in a race against time with conservative treatment to avoid the operating table.

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The revelation puts Friday's drama in a completely new light. Mbappe went down shortly after scoring, and the decision to come off immediately may have saved his season. Real Madrid's medical report confirmed the knee hyperextension without giving a timetable, though the striker is expected to miss around three matches and return for the Villarreal game after the international break. For a club chasing every trophy and a player in the form of his life, the margin between relief and catastrophe was terrifyingly thin.

It's worth noting that Madrid's medical staff now face the most delicate fortnight of the season: rush him and risk everything, or protect their galactico and watch from afar. After this scare, expect maximum caution.

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