Real Madrid announced the call for the match against Betis this Saturday at 9:00 p.m. at the Benito Villamarín stadium. The question was whether Asensio and Hazard would enter or not and it was clearly cleared: neither the Belgian nor the Balearic will travel to Seville. The two began to work with some delay compared to the rest of the colleagues and, despite the fact that they already exercise together with the rest of their colleagues normally, Zidane believes that they still have to get ready. The moment to be summoned could come this Wednesday, at home against Valladolid.
At the press conference after Madrid's training session this Friday morning in Valdebebas, Zidane already hinted that, despite the fact that both players are working at a normal pace, they have been in group dynamics for a short time: “They could travel, but they are players who have just arrived, they did little training … But we will see. The important thing is that they are physically well. We will see tomorrow, we will also play on Wednesday, there are many games. We'll see how we do. “
Specifically on Hazard's physical condition and on his right ankle, which last year caused him two injuries and forced him to undergo surgery, Zidane reassured the fans. But he reiterated that he needs more sessions to reach his best point and that the pact with him is to align him when he is well; You don't want to repeat an experience like that of Manchester, in which he played clearly diminished and it was noted: “From his injury he has no discomfort, the only thing, as always, as he has had few training sessions with the team, he has to go little by little, that's it. But the question is short on time. He's going to be with the team. What I said before Real Sociedad is that we want, and he too, to come in and be 100%, fine. Feel good when you play. “
Neither Asensio nor Hazard will be against Betis, but their chances against Valladolid grow, especially given the accumulation of matches next week. Those who will travel to Seville for the Villamarín duel are Isco and Lucas Vázquez, two who also came from injury and who have done practically the same training sessions with the group as Asensio and Hazard; In the case of both, Zidane has deemed it appropriate for them to enter the list. Probably, the abundance of options in the attack (Rodrygo, Vinicius, Jovic, Mayoral …) will have led the coach to be cautious in the cases of the Belgian and the Balearic, who come from very serious injuries last year.
Zidane does not take any youth squad in this case; on the second day (the first for Madrid, as it started with a postponed match) He did summon Marvin and Arribas and both made their debut at Anoeta. On this occasion, only Zidane called Altube, Castilla goalkeeper and, de facto, Real Madrid's third goalkeeper.
The 22 of Real Madrid against Betis
Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Altube
Defenses: Carvajal, Odriozola, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo and Mendy.
Midfielders: Odegaard, Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde and Isco.
Forwards: Benzema, Jovic, Mayoral, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Lucas Vázquez.