The qualification for the semifinals of the Champions League achieved in the demanding match against Chelsea leaves consequences for Real Madrid. Ancelotti is left without his two main options at left back to face Sunday’s decisive game against Sevilla. Neither Mendy nor Marcelo will be at Pizjuán.
The Frenchman suffers an injury to his left adductor that will keep him out for about two weeks. A period that makes him reach the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City. The Brazilian also suffers from an injury to the adductor, in his case the right one, although it is milder. He will only be out for a week, so he would only miss the game in Seville and the one on Wednesday 20 (21:30) against Osasuna.
It should be remembered that The League stops the following weekend for the Cup final, which will allow Ancelotti six days to prepare for the tie against City, whose first leg will be played on Tuesday 26. The Italian coach will have to resort to Nacho again to cover those losses against Sevilla and Osasuna. The youth squad has already played 20 games as a starter this season, five of them on the left side of the defense.
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Madrid returned to training on Thursday morning after the team enjoyed a day off on Wednesday. Courtois and Carvajal worked in the gym, but their presence against Sevilla is not at risk. Nacho and Benzema, who finished the game against Chelsea with a bang, trained with the group.
Hazard continues to work on his recovery after the plate on his fibula was removed on March 29. Vallejo waits to test negative for coronavirus to return to work with the rest and Ceballos is awaiting the result of a test that rules out having COVID after presenting cold symptoms.