Nightclub visit during Paris Fashion Week

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé was recorded entering and leaving the Boum Boum nightclub in Paris alongside his partner, Spanish actress Ester Expósito. The couple arrived at the venue in a black van and bypassed questions from waiting paparazzi before heading directly inside. The appearance occurred during Paris Fashion Week, an event drawing figures such as Shakira, Cara Delevingne, Kate Moss, and Los Javis to locations across the French capital, including the Carrousel du Louvre. One Spanish report also identified the establishment as TAM-TAM. The recordings circulated publicly on Wednesday night while Real Madrid held scheduled team training sessions without international players in Spain.

Knee injury and Valdebebas absence

Mbappé suffered a knee injury on Friday, 25 September 2026, during France's opening match against Turkey in the UEFA Nations League. The forward scored the winning goal in the contest before requesting medical assistance and leaving the pitch. Medical examinations conducted in Madrid confirmed a hyperextension of the posterior capsule of the left knee. Official training reports from Real Madrid indicated that Mbappé was continuing his rehabilitation process, yet the player did not attend the subsequent two sessions at the Valdebebas sports city. Other injured members of the first-team squad were present at the facilities to continue their recovery programmes ahead of the league fixture against Villarreal on Saturday, 10 October at 21:00.

Supporter scrutiny and Stockholm precedent

The forward's stay in Paris drew criticism from sections of both Real Madrid and French national team supporters across social media platforms. Madrid supporters questioned the decision to travel to France rather than conducting supervised therapy in Spain ahead of the upcoming league calendar. Followers of the French national team expressed irritation that the national squad captain was participating in nightlife while his teammates trained during the international window. The episode recalled an incident from 2024, when Mbappé did not participate in a French national team camp and traveled to party in Stockholm instead. Commentators noted that if the injury required significant rest, attending nightlife conflicted with his recovery, whereas an exaggerated injury would frustrate international supporters.

Public appearances and magazine interview

The relationship between the Madrid-based actress and the French footballer has drawn persistent media attention since the summer World Cup, where France finished in third place to take the bronze medal. Following that tournament, the two were seen together at a Miami venue after Mbappé briefly published and then removed an Instagram image showing Expósito wearing a France national team shirt. Expósito addressed public attention during an interview for the September issue of Harper's Bazaar, where she appeared on the magazine cover. The conversation covered her acting work in Enfrentados: Marfil, her family, issues of machismo, false rumors regarding her personal life, and her perspectives on romance.

“Love is a beautiful engine. It is something I experience very intensely and that means a lot to me.”