Kylian Mbappé became the second fastest player to reach 50 La Liga goals in the 21st Century on Saturday, beating the mark of former Barcelona striker Luis Suárez but falling short of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe is reportedly insisting that he does not want to return to action until fully fit following a knee injury, meaning the France international could be absent for Los Blancos' match at home to Levante in La Liga this Sunday.

The interim coach held a press conference on Friday ahead of Saturday’s La Liga match against Levante, where he was asked about Mbappe. The forward’s availability for the game was in doubt due to lingering knee problems he has been dealing with in recent weeks.

Kylian Mbappé is on the bench for the Spanish Super Cup final, leaving Real Madrid without their leading goalscorer when the opening whistle sounds against Barcelona on Sunday evening.

The forward has not travelled to Saudi Arabia, where the Supercopa is hosted, and has stayed in Madrid to work on his recovery. Madrid have left two physios, Sebastian Devillaz and Guillermo Zurdo, in Spain with Mbappe to aid his rehabilitation and give him the best possible chance of being available for the final.

After rushing back from his knee injury in order to reportedly save Xabi Alonso's position as Real Madrid head coach, Kylian Mbappé took a key decision on the recovery of his knee injury.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso indicated that star forward Kylian Mbappé could see action in Sunday's Supercopa de España Final.

Kylian Mbappé scored his 50th LaLiga goal on Saturday, becoming the second fastest player this century to reach the milestone.