Tension in the infirmary

Real Madrid are in danger of traveling to Liverpool almost with what they are wearing and without three headlines in one go. Lucas Vázquez left El Clásico early due to a traumatic blow on the left knee and two other fundamental players for Zidane ended up: Kroos and Fede Valverde. The white team was successful in the first stake against Liverpool and the key confrontation against Barcelona, ​​but it shows signs of suffering physically. “We are at the limit, I do not know how we are going to end …”, warns Zidane. The tremendous effort threatens to incur painful bills.

The most worrying situation is that of Lucas. He retired in the 43rd minute after a blow inflicted by Busquets and the Madrid doctors will evaluate today how the joint is, to confirm that it was only the trauma and there is not any type of internal effusion. In any case, his evolution will determine whether he is at Anfield. It will be a busy day in the Madrid infirmary. Fede Valverde went to the bench in the 61st minute and what could seem like a tactical change by Zidane hid a physical background. The little bird he was affected by an adductor and could not go on. What's more, when the game ended, the Uruguayan could hardly even go down a small flight of stairs that separates the stands at Di Stéfano from the changing room tunnel.

It didn't end well either Kroos, who went to the bench limping visibly after being substituted at the same time as Valverde, although at the moment it is unknown if there is any muscular problem. Alerts lit with three footballers of an absolutely relevant role. In the case of Kroos, in addition to being the author of the 2-0 in the Classical, he is part of the wonder triangle together with Modric and Casemiro. A company of players who understand each other perfectly and that amazed Klopp at 3-1 in the first leg.

Carvajal and Varane earrings

The decisive match to be in the semifinals of the Champions is the third and last port of eight hellish days, due to the demand, for Zidane and because he still has more doubts. Remember that the entity is still pending of whether it can count on two holders in this extremely diminished defense that right now are low. Varane is not ruled out although it is complicated that it can offer two negative PCR tests after the positive one for Covid-19 that was detected last Monday in the previous leg against the reds. Carvajal has also completed several sessions almost reinstated normally, but he is a very punished footballer this year for injuries (four) and that he would have to join a game of a devilish pace after almost two months without competing. A lot of risk.

Zidane has been attending with concern the resistance of his team, very short of bench. Against Liverpool he offered symptoms of exhaustion in the final 15 minutes and the exhaustion became more evident in the torrential rain of the Classic. There are 39 injuries suffered by the Madrid squad so far this year, not counting casualties due to the coronavirus. The infirmary, at this point in the season, begins to be for Real Madrid almost a rival at the height of Liverpool, Barcelona and Atlético.