Sergio Ramos will not be able, except for a very last minute surprise, something that seems ruled out, to face Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League. The Spanish international has been, along with Ander Herrera, the main absence from the morning training of the Parisians at Camp des Loges. Without competing since the end of January, the presence of the Andalusian defender in the call that Pochettino will make is unknown.
Although the Argentine coach dropped at a press conference that Ramos could enter the list to “make a confluence or provide experience”, the reality is that the player is stiff. The continuous injuries he has suffered since he landed in Paris in August have weighed him down completely. As of March 7, Sergio Ramos has played five games with PSG, none of them in the Champions League, the Parisian team even considering, as reported by Fabrizio Romano and indirectly assured by Leonardo in an interview with the newspaper L’Équipe, to let the former Real Madrid player in June.
Therefore, Ramos’ revenge against Real Madrid will not take place, at least this season. The camero really wanted to face the tie because of the nostalgia of returning to the Santiago Bernabéu and because he wanted to show his new fans that he still has the rope for a while. Since the season started, PSG have played seven games in the Champions League, eight with the one on Wednesday, with Ramos absent in all of them. He was only included in the squad for the match against Manchester City on November 24, but only came out on the pitch to warm up during the second half.