After enjoying a day of rest, Real Madrid returned to training this Wednesday to prepare for the visit to Valencia on Saturday (9:00 p.m. CET, -1 GMT), even with the doubt of Englishman Jude Bellingham, who continues working on the sidelines of the group.
As EFE learned from club sources, both Thursday and Friday will be “key” days to know if the midfielder will be able to be part of the team in Mestalla, a presence that, although in doubt, is not ruled out.
For now, Bellingham continues with his demanding recovery program inside the facilities of the Real Madrid Sports City in Valdebebas, with a lot of work with the physiotherapists, the gym and the pool to do everything possible and improve his options to help his team in an always difficult visit to Valencia.
Bellingham suffered a sprained ankle on February 10 andIf he is not ready for Mestalla, his return will be postponed to the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Leipzig on March 6 at the Santiago Bernabéu.
For his part, Joselu Mato, the other injured footballer – beyond the long-term ones, such as the Belgian Thibaut Courtois, the Brazilian Éder Militao and the Austrian David Alaba, with both torn cruciate ligaments in the knee -, yes. is ruled out, fulfilling the predictions for the match against Valencia.
What’s more, he will still miss the next two weeks of competition due to bone edema in his right ankle that was diagnosed last Friday.
The rest of the field players who were available to Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti began training with a half-hour gym routine, while the goalkeepers carried out specific work.
Next, everyone gathered on the grass to, as reflected on the club’s website, carry out tactical, possession and ball control exercises, before finishing their second training session of the week with several games on small fields and series of races. . EFE
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