Real Madrid begins the preparations
Tomorrow we rest because the players deserve it. We will start working on Monday, on Tuesday tactical two days before and on Thursday we will be at our best,” said Carlo Ancelotti after the draw against Atlético at the Santiago Bernabéu. A distribution of points that left LaLiga almost sentenced after the final whistle… but which ended up reviving in a surprising way after Barcelona’s defeat against Almería. The squad returned to Real Madrid City with the joy of having cut a point from their eternal rival, now only 7 points separate them in the standings, and with the hope of preparing for the vital Copa del Rey semifinal match against FC Barcelona. A training marked by a white infirmary that has not managed to reduce its number and by the low temperatures. The Italian coach was unable to recover any of the injured players (Mendy, Alaba and Rodrygo), who trained inside the facilities.
Who will be absent from Los Blancos?
The French side Ferland Mendy, with a muscle injury in the thigh of his left leg; Austrian center back David Alaba, who suffers a muscle injury in the distal third of his right femoral biceps; and Brazilian striker Rodrygo Goes, with an injury to his left piriformis muscle, are still out and his presence in the Clasico seems complicated. The French full-back, who was injured in the first half of the Copa del Rey quarter final match against Atlético, suffered a significant muscle injury that forced him to be out for between five and six weeks. Now, in the final stretch of the recovery, Mendy has come into contact with the ball to gradually recover the sensations.