Carlo Ancelotti’s biggest fear two days before the trip to the Metropolitano: losing one or worse, several players.
Without having a great match, Real Madrid got back into La Liga action this weekend thanks to their 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu against Rayo Vallecano. Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior were the scorers in this match where Carlo Ancelotti made a few turnovers, especially on the defensive side where three of the four starters were not there against Atletico.
Also, Thibaut Courtois gave way to Andriy Lunin in the Real Madrid goal. A replacement that seemed to fit into this logic of giving the Belgian a breather at first glance except that the Italian coach indicated that it was actually a little more than that.
“Thibaut has a small problem and I think he will be back for Wednesday,” he said at a press conference without giving more information on the nature of the small problem in question, while we know that Rudiger, for example, was absent due to a flu condition.
“Bobos” after Rayo
In addition, the match against Rayo Vallecano left some marks on the Real Madrid players. Jude Bellingham was seen putting ice on his right thigh after his exit but Ancelotti reassured. “It’s just a knock, nothing serious,” he assured.
Then the club added, as relayed by The Athletic this Monday, that two other players have minor problems after this meeting. Rodrygo received a blow to the metatarsal of the left hand while Vinicius suffers a minor injury to the big toe of the right foot.
Nothing that should jeopardize their participation in the derby on Wednesday a priori even if the question is more uncertain for Thibaut Courtois. As a reminder, Militao, Carvajal, Vallejo and Ceballos are already forfeited for this decisive meeting of the season.
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