The Frenchman had been in sensational form at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, scoring 38 goals across all competitions and establishing himself as the team’s most decisive player.
With fears of ligament damage mounting, the Portuguese urged patience, drawing on his own experience as a former Real Madrid star to stress the importance of safeguarding both Mbappe’s long-term health and the club’s ambitions.
"Mbappé’s injury is really a matter of seeing, on a personal level, what the player truly feels. Whether he can take the risk or not, and if by taking that risk he might suffer worse consequences… In my case, on some occasions, I pushed myself and it didn’t go so well, but it was always because I wanted to be present on the pitch… Afterwards, those sacrifices take their toll," Figo said, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.