Overview
- Arbeloa said Mbappé is fully recovered after his cameo at Manchester City and will feature against Atlético at the Bernabéu.
- Jude Bellingham, sidelined since Feb. 1 with a hamstring injury, is back in the squad for Sunday and is expected to get minutes.
- Both players received national-team call-ups, with France set to face Brazil and Colombia and England to play Uruguay and Japan in the U.S.
- Thibaut Courtois is out for several weeks with a thigh issue, and Arbeloa expressed utmost confidence in Andriy Lunin with no return timeline set.
- Real Madrid trail Barcelona by four points in LaLiga, adding weight to the derby, as Arbeloa also lauded Antonio Rüdiger’s availability amid contract questions.