The absences of Sergio Ramos and Dani Carvajal before him Alaves by sanction after receiving both the fifth yellow in the duel against the Athletic will force Zinedine Zidane to improvise solutions in the rear facing the next day.
To the casualties of the captain and the side, we must also add that of Nacho Fernández, who has had a muscle injury since the beginning of June that has prevented him from participating since the return of the competition. Raphael VaraneFor his part, the duel was lost in San Mamés for cervical problems after receiving a ball in the crash against him Getafe last week that forced him to leave the field within half an hour. The Frenchman, except for a last minute surprise, will return to eleven at the stadium Alfredo Di Stéfano accompanying Eder Militao, which performed well in Cathedral.
The couple Militao-Varane will form the axis of the rear of the Real Madrid for the seventh time this season. Despite the fact that its premiere was catastrophic, with the rout of the PSG at Princes Park on the first day of the group stage, the Madrid He has not lost again with the two in defense.
Emergency on the right side
The biggest problems for Zidane facing the clash on Friday they are in the position of the right-back, where the French coach will not have Carvajal nor with Nacho. In the absence of a substitute right back (Odriozola is loaned in the Bayern Munich until the end of the season), the coach could choose to locate Lucas Vazquez in the rear, a formula he used against the Bayern Munich in the second leg of the semifinals of the Champions in 2018.
Another solution could be to put a changed leg to Mendy, who already occupied the right bank in the second half against the Eibar for some inconvenience of Carvajal, replaced to rest.