Zidane is left without a choice. The problems grow for the French coach. With two days to go to face Getafe, the Real Madrid coach has only 12 fully available first-team players. To the accumulation of casualties with which he already had, the doubts of Odriozola, played after the game against Huesca, and now also … Militao. The San Sebastian, who had to retire early in the game against Huesca because his calves were raised, suffers hamstring problems. Militao, who did not play in El Alcoraz due to suspension, also presents discomfort, in his case in the adductor. Both will undergo tests before the game, but their presence against the azulones is serious doubt.
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The casualty list for the game against Getafe was already long. Hazard and Ramos did not train this Sunday due to their respective injuries. Carvajal, Lucas Vázquez, Valverde and Rodrygo combined work on the grass with exercises in the gym, as did Isco, who fell at the last minute of the expedition to travel to Huesca due to a puncture in the back that he felt at the end of the training session. Friday. Added to the list of players with physical problems is the loss of Kroos, who will serve a sanction after seeing the fifth yellow of the championship in El Alcoraz.
Thus, Zidane only has 12 players available with a first-team record, two of them goalkeepers. Courtois, Lunin, Nacho, Varane, Mendy, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kroos, Asensio, Vinicius, Benzema and Mariano, besides Altube, usual with the first team as third goalkeeper. Two Castilla players have already traveled to Huesca: Marvin, who once again enjoyed minutes after making his debut in the first league game against Real Sociedad, and Víctor Chust.
Marcelo and Antonio Blanco, with Marvin in the background, at Real Madrid training this Sunday.
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This Sunday Antonio Blanco also trained with the first team. The midfielder, whom Zidane has counted on in three calls this season, could not be in Huesca due to pending a penalty game with Castilla. With the options in the center of the field reduced to Casemiro and Modric, Blanco has great options to play against Getafe.
The team will hold the second and last session before the game against Getafe tomorrow, Monday at 11:00.