Kylian Mbappé jogged, clapped his hands together and waved to a crowd of excited fans before checking into the Club World Cup for the first time. From there, the Real Madrid star didn’t need to do much for his club to advance past Juventus into the tournament’s quarterfinals.

Kylian Mbappe's return for Real Madrid was badly needed: for him, for his team, and for the Club World Cup itself.

Kylian Mbappé is back. The Real Madrid forward could make his Club World Cup debut Tuesday against Juventus in the round of 16 after being listed among coach Xabi Alonso’s substitutes when lineups were released.