Zinedine Zidane has called up 23 footballers to travel to Manchester tomorrow, where Madrid will face on Friday (21:00, Movistar Champions League) the second round of the Champions League return against City. The French coach leaves Bale and James in Madrid (in addition to Mariano, positive for coronavirus) and takes Sergio Ramos. Despite the fact that the center-back is penalized for the red he saw in the first leg, the captain travels to make a fuss with the team, thinking of the 1-2 comeback suffered in February at the Bernabéu. The youth players Altube and Javi Hernández complete the list of the French coach.
Bale falls out of the call despite the fact that in recent days he has trained with the group. Last week he did it apart due to some inconvenience, but there was confidence that he would arrive in time for the game. The Briton was not called up for the last league game in Leganes and did not play a minute in the previous six. His last appearance with the team was the 71 minutes he played as a starter in the match against Mallorca. For his part, James has not been part of a list since he asked Zidane not to be called for the visit to Athletic on the 34th day.
Zinedine Zidane's call for Manchester City-Real Madrid
Goalkeepers: Courtois, Areola and Altube.
Defenses: Carvajal, Militao, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo, Mendy and Javi Hernández.
Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde and Isco.
Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Lucas Vázquez, Jovic, Asensio, Brahim, Vinicius and Rodrygo.