Nacho is out lately and Marcelo is still out – Photo: IMAGO / ZUMA Wire
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Marcelo not yet before season debut
MADRID. Marcelo still has to be patient. Even though Real Madrid’s new captain is now training with the team again, after the duels with Deportivo Alavés and UD Levante he is also on the 3rd LaLiga matchday against Real Betis (Saturday, 10 p.m., in REAL TOTAL-Liveticker and at DAZN) not in the squad.
After the final training session on Friday evening, coach Carlo Ancelotti called a total of 20 players into his squad. As with Marcelo, Mariano Díaz is not yet enough for a vocation.
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Ancelotti has to replace nacho
Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos, Ferland Mendy and Daniel Ceballos are not available due to injuries. Nacho Fernández is also absent due to muscular overload, Andriy Lunin due to a positive coronavirus test. Álvaro Odriozola is drawn to Serie A participant Fiorentina, where he is already located.
Real Madrid’s 20-man squad against Betis at a glance
Tor: Thibaut Courtois, Toni Fuidias, Luis López
Defense: Daniel Carvajal, Éder Militão, David Alaba, Jesús Vallejo, Lucas Vázquez, Miguel Gutiérrez
midfield: Casemiro, Marco Asensio, Federico Valverde, Isco, Antonio Blanco
attack: Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema, Luke Jović, Gareth Bale, Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo Goes
Not there: Nacho Fernández (muscular overload) Luka Modrić (Adductor problems), Toni Kroos (advanced training after pubic inflammation), Ferland Mendy (advanced training after periosteum from last season), Daniel Ceballos (ankle injury), Álvaro Odriozola (before leaving on loan to AC Florence), Andriy Lunin (coronavirus), Marcelo (training deficit), Mariano Díaz (training deficit)