Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been diagnosed with an injury to his left thigh, making him a doubt for next week's FIFA Intercontinental Cup final.
Mbappe was replaced during the first half of Madrid's 3-2 win at Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday, having given his side the lead with a 10th-minute goal.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said afterwards that Mbappe had suffered ischial (lower pelvis) discomfort, adding that he did not believe it to be a serious injury but Los Blancos would need to wait for the player to be examined.
The club have since announced: "Following tests carried out on Kylian Mbappe today by the Real Madrid medical department, the player has been diagnosed with a thigh injury in his left leg. His progress will be monitored."
Mbappe, who also scored in last weekend's 3-0 win over Girona but has endured an inconsistent start to life at Madrid, looks set to miss Saturday's LaLiga game at Rayo Vallecano, and now faces a race to be fit for the Intercontinental Cup final in Qatar.
Madrid will face the winner of Saturday's tie between Pachuca and Al Ahly on December 18.
Viktoria Plzen 1-2 Manchester United: Hojlund spares Onana's blushes
Manchester United fought back from Andre Onana's calamitous mistake as Rasmus Hojlund's double saw off Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in the Europa League.
Onana gifted hosts Plzen the lead in the 48th minute of Thursday's contest at Doosan Arena, when he passed straight to Pavel Sulc, who squared for Matej Vydra to tuck home.
Yet Onana's blushes were spared thanks to Hojlund, whose winner came in the 88th minute.
The Dane, who came on in place of the ineffective Marcus Rashford, was in the right place to tap in after Martin Jedlicka parried straight to him in the six-yard box.
And after Mason Mount had seen two attempts saved by Jedlicka, Holjund reacted sharply from Bruno Fernandes' clever free-kick to drill home the late winner.
Antony and Amad Diallo squandered opportunities for United to put the result beyond all doubt in stoppage time, but Ruben Amorim's team nevertheless got back to winning ways ahead of Sunday's Manchester derby.
Data Debrief: Amorim in good company thanks to hotshot Hojlund
Amorim is only the third United boss to win both of his first two matches in major European competition in charge of the club, after Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson.
That is largely down to the efforts of super-sub Hojlund, who has been involved in 50% of United's goals in the Europa League this season (6/12), with the forward scoring (four) or assisting (one) each of United's last five goals in the competition.
The Red Devils are now well placed to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League, though Plzen were dreaming of a famous win when former Burnley forward Vydra put them ahead.
Vydra has scored three goals in the Europa League this season; only Michael Krmencik (four) and Marek Bakos (four) have netted more goals for Plzen in a single campaign of a major European competition.
Chelsea youngsters shrug off the cold to delight Maresca
Enzo Maresca sang the praises of his young players after Chelsea comfortably saw off Astana 3-1 in the Conference League in brutally cold conditions.
There was a reported temperature of -10 degrees Celsius in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Thursday, but that did not stop Maresca's side running out winners and confirming their spot in the last 16.
Marc Guiu opened the scoring on 14 minutes before an Aleksandr Marochkin own goal and Renato Veiga header had the Blues 3-0 up inside 39 minutes.
Marin Tomasov pulled one back for Astana before half-time but there was never any danger of a comeback.
Josh Acheampong, Samuel Rak-Sakyi, Tyrique George and Guiu all started the game, the first time four teenagers have done so in European competition for Chelsea, while several other youngsters appeared in the second half.
Maresca was delighted with the way they adapted to the harsh weather.
He said: "It was quite cold. The players did fantastically in the conditions after a long journey.
"All of the young players have done very well. I am very happy for them – and also the ones that came on in the second half.
"For sure in the future they can play more in the Premier League. They need to work hard to deserve the chance but they are doing very well."
Astana 1-3 Chelsea: Maresca's men secure qualification in freezing temperatures
Chelsea confirmed their spot in the last 16 of the Conference League by beating Astana 3-1 in bitterly cold conditions.
A temperature of -10 degrees was recorded in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where the match was hosted, but it did not bother the Blues.
Marc Guiu got the visitors off to a good start, dribbling inside from the right and firing into the net after 14 minutes.
Enzo Maresca's side doubled their lead via an Aleksandr Marochkin own goal four minutes later, before Renato Veiga's header made it three.
Marin Tomasov pulled one back for Astana just before the break, but it was never likely to be enough.
The Blues cruised through the second half with a serenity that summed up their progress in the competition so far, with Maresca able to hand opportunities to several youngsters.
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