The Real Madrid He faces the two most important games of the season between tomorrow and next Wednesday. This Saturday he receives Barcelona at the Di Stefano in a Classic that can mark the future of The league and on the return of the quarterfinals of the Champions he will have to protect tooth and nail at Anfield the advantage gained in the first leg (3-1) to reach the semifinals of the top continental competition.
The team of Zidane He reaches the double date with high morale since he has 12 games in a row without losing, with 10 wins and only two draws. The triumph over him Liverpool had as great protagonists Asensio Y Vinicius (authors of the goals) with permission of Kroos, who handled operations at his whim in the center of the field well escorted by his partners Casemiro Y Luka
Modric.
On the eve of Classic, What worries within the white team is the load of minutes accumulated precisely by the three indisputable members of the center of the field, irreplaceable for Zinedine
Zidane. After 40 games played this season, Kroos, Modric Y Casemiro They are among the 6 outfield players most employed by Zidane. Varane, which will cause loss due to coronavirus, has played 3,195 minutes, Mendy 3,017, Casemiro 2,987, Benzema 2,916, Modric 2,858 and Kroos 2,780.
At the gates of the clash against him Liverpool, Zinedine Zidane could choose to surprise in the eleven by entering Fede
Valverde, the fourth in contention in the white core. The Uruguayan has suffered various injuries this season that have deprived him of having the prominence he enjoyed last year, when he passed in front of Luka modric in many lineups of Zinedine Zidane.
This season Valverde accumulates approximately half of the minutes (1,454) that each of his teammates in the core (not counting Isco) and your participation in the Classic cannot be ruled out as a substitute for Kroos or Modric. In the duel of the Camp Nou in the first round he was one of the most outstanding and opened the scoring in the victory of Madrid.
Who knows if for tomorrow, Zinedine Zidane he is keeping an ace up his sleeve with the Uruguayan.