Mendy has been the last to fall from a squad that accuses the effort of the two games against Liverpool and El Clásico. Eight casualties between injured and penalized.
Zidane It already warned a few days ago that its workforce was at its limit. A very depleted group puts their excellent streak to the test (14 games without losing with only three draws) tomorrow at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. There are eight casualties among injured (Ramos, Varane (covid), Lucas Vázquez, Carvajal, Hazard and Mendy (the last to fall in training this morning) and sanctioned, Casemiro and Nacho. The coach has announced the list of summoned with the player of the Castilla Victor Chust and 15 players from the first team, three of them goalkeepers Courtois, Lunin and Altube., so you only have right now 13 outfield players, counting to Victor Chust which is added to Castile and that he could even be one of the centrals against him Getafe.
In this way, Zidane does not have much choice among those available, some of them even among cottons, as is the case with Benzema, that he could rest for his ankle discomfort after the hard tackle of Milner, Kroos, Modric himself, who has played the 180 minutes against Liverpool, the 90 against Barça and before the 90 against the Eibar, or Valverde, who has played infiltrated in Anfield for a blow to the ankle.
Zidane can complete the squad list throughout the day with another player from the Raúl’s squad, which this afternoon is measured at Talavera in the fight for promotion in the Say Stefano.
Zidane is therefore going to have to pull the least common. If Benzema is a substitute at the end, Mariano could have a new opportunity. So far he has barely entered with the coach, although he already jumped onto the grass in the Classic for the French.
Marcelo, who was already a starter against Eibar In a scheme with three centrals, he has all the ballots to enter the eleven before the loss of Mendy.
Another player who can return to eleven is Isco to give rest to Modric, Kroos or Valverde himself. In the core, the workforce is short because in the winter market Odegaard left. Casemiro, who is dismissed due to suspension, does not have a replacement in his position. Well Valverde or Kroos himself take his place when the Brazilian is not there.
In defense is where the injuries have been primed. Odriozola, who already played minutes before Liverpool and Barcelona, is also emerging as a starter in the absence of Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez. Militao is the only center-back in the squad right now so Zidane has to find a companion and Mendy is not a candidate because he is injured. The central of the Castilla Victor Chust seems the first candidate to accompany the Brazilian.
