Real Madrid, without Caicedo, Feller and Toletti, will look for the first three points in Sweden.

Madrid, Nov 22 (EFE).- Real Madrid women, after drawing against Chelsea at the Di Stéfano, will take their second step in the group stage of the Champions League this Thursday against Häcken, leader of group D, in Gothenburg ( Sweden), with the significant losses of the Colombian Linda Caicedo and the French Naomi Feller and Sandie Toletti.

To the resounding defeat in the league against Barcelona (5-0) last Sunday in Montjuic, Alberto Toril’s team added some injuries that have left the skeleton of the usual eleven ‘touched’, as Linda Caicedo, Feller and Toletti are an important part in the team’s offensive creation zone.

A chance collision in the area with Cata Coll, the Blaugrana goalkeeper, forced Linda Caicedo to leave the field in tears in the 88th minute with discomfort in her ankle. For her part, Frenchwoman Sandie Toletti suffered a blow to her shoulder after a fall, while her compatriot Feller has muscle discomfort.

None of the three players are part of Alberto Toril’s squad and will not travel with the team to the Nordic country. In their place, forwards Paula Comendador and Marisa from Real Madrid B enter the list.

To these losses we must add that of Caroline Weir, a key player for Real Madrid last season, who suffers an anterior cruciate ligament injury and will miss almost the entire season, and that of the young Carla Camacho, also injured for a long time. .

This Thursday (18:45 CET) the Madridistas have a new opportunity to achieve their first victory in the group stage this season. This time against Häcken, second in the Swedish league, at the Bravida Arena in Gothenburg.

Real Madrid’s rival arrives with its country’s league over. They have achieved second position and a fixed place for next season’s Champions League qualifying phase. With 53 goals for and only ten against, they were the team with the fewest goals scored in the league.

Häcken are unbeaten in their last 13 home games in all competitions and have kept a clean sheet in nine of them.

In the Champions League, they are the current leader of group D with 3 points, thanks to an important victory against Paris FC on the first day (1-2). The Swedes were always ahead on the scoreboard and stood up to the Parisians away from home.

Rosa Kafaji was one of the scorers in the French capital. The Swedish striker scored the first goal against Paris FC on the first day, a goal that helped achieve the three points. Kajafi was the team’s top scorer last season with 12 goals, beating Anna Anvegård by two goals.

Real Madrid, for its part, managed to score a point against Chelsea at the Di Stéfano in a bittersweet way.

Although Alberto Toril’s team took the lead on the scoreboard, the team gradually fell apart as the minutes passed, and “the blues” came back with goals from Charles and Kerr. Later, Carmona, after a controversial penalty against Athenea, made the final 2-2.

Real Madrid has only lost two of the last 12 Champions League games, with 8 wins and 3 draws, and has also scored a goal in 15 of the last 17 European games. EFE

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