Real Madrid’s post-match logistics briefly unraveled on Sunday after the team bus departed MetLife Stadium without Kylian Mbappé, who had been selected for a random anti-doping test following the club’s 3–2 win over Borussia Dortmund that sent the Spanish side to the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals. According to Spanish daily Marca, the squad and president Florentino Pérez left the venue at 19:30 local time. Mbappé was cleared 58 minutes later and left at 20:28, accompanied by a club staffer and an escort of five police vehicles. He rejoined his teammates at their base in West Palm Beach, Florida. The French forward had earlier scored the decisive third goal but has been managing a recent bout of gastroenteritis. Real Madrid, coached by Xabi Alonso, faces Paris Saint-Germain on 9 July for a place in the final.
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