Raphaël Varane (27 years old) has undergone a PCR test this morning but, due to the protocol deadlines, is ruled out for Sunday's game against Getafe (9:00 pm). The loss of the French defender added to the absences of Sergio Ramos, also with COVID-19, and that of Nacho, this one due to the accumulation of warnings, makes Eder Militao the only Madrid central defender available for the match against the azulón team. The drama in defense is notorious in whites …
Real Madrid communicated through their social networks the positive of the French central on April 6. In that way, it was low for the first leg against Liverpool and El Clásico. Last Tuesday, just as his teammates were traveling to Liverpool to play the return leg, the Frenchman underwent a new PCR test. The result was negative.
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Varane's discharge means that Zidane He will only be able to have a pure center-back to measure himself against the azulones: Eder Militao. The Brazilian is performing at a formidable level in recent games. He was one of the best against Barcelona and in the return match at Anfield, forming a sober couple together with Nacho. The drama in defense is evident. We must hope that Carvajal can arrive. The Leganés side is out since he was injured against Valencia on February 14, but he has already started to work on the Valdebebas grass. If he could have it, Zidane would have to line up a curious defense, made up of Carvajal, Militao, Mendy and Marcelo, or use one of the homegrown players like Chust (he already did in the Copa defeat against Alcoyano) or continue betting on Valverde On the side. The loss of Casemiro, sent off in the Classical, invites us to think that Isco could have a hole in the eleven. Even Zidane could alter his game scheme to align a 4-2-3-1, with Asensio as playmaker and Rodrygo thrown to the right wing.
Kroos and Benzema with the group
First training session for the Madrid squad to prepare for the game against Getafe (Sunday, 9pm). To the already known casualties in defense of Lucas Vázquez (practically, the Galician is going to lose the remainder of the season), Sergio Ramos and Varane (he is ruled out by the COVID-19 protocol deadlines), to which we must add the losses due to the accumulation of Nacho cards and the match that Casemiro must fulfill due to his expulsion in the Classical, We must also add that of Carvajal, who trained alone on Carvajal's grass, and will surely be low for the match against the azulón team.
On the other hand, Kroos and Benzema, who were exhausted in Liverpool, did activation exercises in the gym, and then jumped onto the grass to continue the session.. We will have to wait until tomorrow to see if they are fully recovered, but it seems that they will be from the game. While Hazard exercised at the same pace as his teammates.