To the loss of the German against Real is added that of the Uruguayan, with the flu. Yes, the Uruguayan will be against PSG and Kroos wants to force himself to arrive. Alaba returns to the list.
Los Blancos faces big problems with the line-up
Serious problems for Real Madrid ahead of this Saturday’s game at the Santiago Bernabéu against Real Sociedad (9:00 p.m.): Ancelotti will not be able to count on Kroos , who left Wednesday’s training session injured after feeling discomfort in his hamstrings, nor with Fede Valverde, who this Friday did not exercise normally along with the rest of his teammates due to a flu process. The German felt the discomfort last Wednesday, during Real Madrid training at the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas , which set off alarms in the white team due to the closeness of PSG’s visit to the Santiago Bernabeu to play the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, after the 1-0 first leg at the Parc des Princes.
Toni Kroos is the fundamental player
And it is that Kroos is a fundamental piece for Ancelotti, as his numbers show: he has played 2,368 minutes of 3,480 , 68%, and what he stopped playing was based on pubic problems that prevented him from starting the season normally and that they made him miss eight games. Since he returned, he has only rested in one game, at the Bernabéu against Alavés. Finally, the effort of this key stretch of the season has taken its toll on him, albeit in the form of a minor injury. It is true that the fact of having retired from the German national team has taken away from Kroos the efforts of playing with Germany during the breaks, which gives him important rest margins to be able to perform as he has been performing this season. The MRI performed on the German this morning confirmed the initial diagnosis, that it is not a serious problem but that, with so little margin before PSG, it is normal that he does not reach the duel. But Kroos wants to force himself to be against the Parisian team and Ancelotti is confident that it is possible.