Carlo Ancelotti begins to prepare for Real Madrid’s next match in the Champions League against Liverpool with up to seven injured
Rodrygo, Real Madrid
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After the last victory against Leganeshe Real Madrid has started to prepare for the next match Champions League in front of Liverpool. This morning, the white team completed a new training session with their minds already set on the momentous event they will face at Anfield next Wednesday (9:00 p.m. / Movistar+ Champions League). After the last defeat in the top European competition against AC Milan, the merengue team went on to occupy 18th place in the standings, three points and ten positions away from the places for direct access to the round of 16, so beating the reds It has become something crucial for the Madridistas.
“The squad began with an intense gym session. The starters in Butarque continued doing recovery work, while the rest of the squad carried out ball circulation, possession and tactical work exercises. To finish, the players played several games on small fields and took shots at goal,” the club says in its training report.
VINICIUS JUNIOR INJURY
For this, Carlo Ancelotti He will have to deal with a new major injury. This Monday, the Real Madrid has announced that Vinicius Junior suffers “an injury to the femoral biceps of his left leg” and will miss the next duel against Liverpool. And not only that; The Brazilian will be out for about three weeks and will not be able to play against the Getafehe Athletiche Girona and the Athletic. That at least, because Vini Jr. It is also a doubt for the final of the Copa Intercontinental on December 18.
In this way, the forward joins David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao y Aurélien Tchouaméni who will also be safe casualties at Anfield. On the other hand, although they have returned to training alone and their participation in the next Champions League match is unknown, it has not yet been ruled out that both Rodrygo Goes as Lucas Vazquez can recover in time and travel with the rest of the team to Liverpool. What’s more, the French midfielder, who, like the Brazilian, has worked alone on the pitch, is also facing the final stretch of his recovery and could reappear against the reds.
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Daniel Cayetano
Editor-in-chief and coordinator of Bernabéu Digital. Madridista by birth. He has already covered two Champions League finals (Paris 2022 and London 2024) with this medium. Graduated in Spanish Language and Literature, and in Journalism from the Rey Juan Carlos University. Former editor of Sphera Sports and former collaborator of Radio 4G.
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