Nacho Fernández returned to the group dynamic in Real Madrid’s training session on Sunday, two days after his return to the Champions League with the round of 16 duel in Germany against Leipzig, partially alleviating Carlo Ancelotti’s defensive problems , who received the bad news of Jude Bellingham’s injury.
The Italian coach of Real Madrid will have at least one of his four centre-backs able to play in Germany. Nacho has recovered from the muscular overload that forced him to stop last week, after the Madrid derby and prevented him from playing against Girona.
With the German Antonio Rüdiger, out for two weeks after already missing two LaLiga matches, due to a muscle injury in the vastus lateralis of the left thigh, and the long-term absences due to knee injuries of the Brazilian Èder Militao and the Austrian David Alaba, Nacho’s recovery is vital for Real Madrid.
The captain worked at the same pace as his teammates, exercised with the ball and participated without problem in the small-scale matches that were the main part of the Sunday session.
It was just Nacho, Fran García, Luka Modric, Arda Güler, Brahim Díaz and Joselu Mato plus Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal, the first team players who worked on the pitch alongside a group of homegrown players. The starters who beat Girona to deal a blow to LaLiga, stayed inside the facilities of the Madrid sports city on a day of recovery.
Ancelotti will bring together all his available players in the only training session he will have to prepare for the duel against Leipzig. It will be in Germany, at the TB Arena from 7:00 p.m. on Monday. He has Thibaut Courtois, Militao, Alaba, Rüdiger and Bellingham as confirmed casualties. EFE
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