Real Madrid is one of the most powerful clubs in the world. It is a truth of perogrullo, it is true, but it serves to contextualize The unusual situation that lived this Sunday, during the penultimate training before the first leg of the round of 16 Champions League in the classic of the Spanish capital against the Atlético de Madrid of Diego Simeone. After Saturday’s defeat against Betis, the ‘meringue’ team met to start the preparation for that transcendental meeting next Tuesday, although There were hardly seven players of the first squad, including Jude Bellingham, who will not be able to play by sanction.
The load of parties and the absence of time to recover physical wear Carlo Ancelotti You only have a practice session, with just an hour of work, to influence tactical aspects, this Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, starting at 5:00 p.m. (Argentine time) will face the ‘mattress’ of Rodrigo de Paul, Julián Álvarez, Nahuel Molina and Ángel Correa at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.
This Sunday, in the Sports City of Valdebebas, they were only exercised in the group Andriy Lunin, Fran Garcia, Raúl Asencio, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Güler and Edrick.
With Dani Carvajal, Éder Militao and Dani Ceballos in the nursing and casualties confirmed for the tie against Atlético de Madrid of the round of 16, Fede Valverde The last three encounters continued to be absent from muscle problems. It also exercised between the gym and alone on the grass Jesús Vallejo.
Ancelotti’s attention focuses on the recovery of Uruguayan Valverde, while Sunday mimited Courtois, Lucas Vázquez, Mendy, David Alaba, üdiger, tchouaméni, Modrich, Brahim, Vinicius, Rodrygo and Mbaé, the players who were entry to the Betillers in Seville. All had a recovery session in Valdebebas, stretching in the gym and physiotherapy, without physical loading work.
Real Madrid will celebrate the only training with all the players available for Ancelotti to prepare the tactics he will use against Atlético de Madrid in evening session on Monday in his sports city. Raúl Asencio, Fran García and Eduardo Camavinga accounts with options for being a novelty, with all pending the evolution of Valverde.
The Uruguayan played at the risk limit of injury his last games, without being able to rotate for the absence of the two rights, Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez, injured. The load of minutes caused pain that made him play some infiltrated shock and before the duel back of the Champions playoffs against Manchester City, he already felt discomfort in the league duel at the El Sadar stadium that lit the alarm lights.
Fede Valverde. Photo: EFE/SERGIO PÉREZAfter resting against Girona, Fede has not been able to return to compete and was low before the Royal Society in the first leg of the Copa del Rey next to the match at Benito Villamarín against Real Betis in which Real Madrid reaped his Fourth Liga Defeat of the season Taking a step back in his fight for the title.
The one who is very active is vinícius junior. The Brazilian striker lamented the “bad game” of the team in the defeat against Betis, when he turned 300 games with the Madrid team, and focused on the European duel against Atlético de Madrid.
“A bad game yesterday of all, but that’s it !!!! That Tuesday is crazy the Bernabéu !! We need you !!!!! See you there !!!!!!!”Vinícius wrote on the social network ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) by passing the defeat and pointing to the troop of ‘Cholo’ Simeone, with which he always has a separate duel.