Kylian Mbappe is not allowed to take part in Real Madrid's derby against Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid travel to the Metropolitan on Sunday for the first Madrid derby of the season. For the clash, they will be without Kylian Mbappe, who is out for three weeks with a thigh injury sustained in the midweek win against Alaves.

Mbappe will be watching the game from home, though The team they revealed that he wanted to attend in person. However, Real Madrid have told him to stay away because they are worried about possible security breaches, which would not guarantee his safety in the Metropolitan.

In recent years, there have been clashes between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid supporters, and the former always tend to create a fiery atmosphere when their bitter rivals come to town. Los Blancos officials do not want to risk any complications with Mbappe, so they denied his request to come to the match with his teammates.

It will be very interesting to see how Real Madrid play without Mbappe, especially since Carlo Ancelotti is expected to return to the system he played last season.