Actual Madrid endured one other forgettable evening within the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday as they fell to a defeat to a high-flying Liverpool at Anfield.
The Merengues had been lacking a number of of their key starters for this sport, together with the likes of Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Dani Carvajal.
Nevertheless, this match towards Liverpool additionally proved to be expensive on the damage entrance, as Actual Madrid noticed one other of their key gamers, Eduardo Camavinga, getting a hamstring damage, which compelled him to go away the pitch early within the second half, and which may even maintain him out of motion for the subsequent 3-4 weeks.
Since his return from an damage that he had suffered proper earlier than the beginning of the season, . He was one of many shining lights in a fairly uninteresting Actual Madrid crew towards Liverpool, and this has been the case in different earlier video games as effectively.
Thus, Carlo Ancelotti will dearly miss him for the upcoming matches, however the Italian tactician will nonetheless have some choices up his sleeve to exchange him in his beginning lineup.
Aurelien Tchouameni
Fortunately, Aurelien Tchouameni is already nearing a return from his damage and will be named on the checklist for the upcoming match towards Getafe. Though he has not been in any exceptional kind for the reason that begin of this season, he was nonetheless Ancelotti’s beginning midfield pivot earlier than he was sidelined with a sprain in his left ankle early in November.
Nevertheless, even when he’s accessible for the sport on Sunday, he would have solely simply returned from a month-long spell on the sidelines, and Ancelotti would possibly resolve to not play him from the very begin. Equally, if he does really play, it isn’t clear whether or not he’ll play as a midfielder or a defender, because the crew’s backline can also be very wanting choices.
However as soon as accessible, Tchouameni would be the best choice for Ancelotti to exchange Camavinga on the pivot place.
Federico Valverde
The Uruguayan needed to play out of place for the final two video games, as each Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vazquez had been injured, and there have been no different right-backs accessible for Carlo Ancelotti.
Even earlier than that, Ancelotti had performed Valverde in another roles in some earlier video games, generally as a winger. This example additionally prompted a harsh response from Valverde’s spouse, Mina Bonino, after the loss towards AC Milan.
In her social media outburst, Bonino had claimed that Valverde performs the perfect when positioned on the pivot place, and it appears doubtless that Ancelotti should give Valverde this place within the upcoming sport towards Getafe, particularly with Camavinga injured and Tchouameni not but again to full health.
Valverde has been one other participant who has carried out at a really constant stage for months now, no matter his place on the sphere. So, the followers can relaxation assured that the pivot place shall be in secure arms within the Uruguayan is performed there on Sunday.
Dani Ceballos
Though accidents and the coach’s desire have saved him within the shadows for many a part of this season, the Spaniard has been making some good performances in the previous few video games.
He bought a shock begin within the sport towards Leganes and had fairly outing as he bought a 7.6 score from , and performed totally on the left aspect of the midfield. He helped his crew stay in charge of the sport with 85 out of 89 profitable passes, recording a 96% success charge. Equally, he additionally made some defensive contributions, making 1 interception and 4 tackles.
He additionally offered a spark to the crew as he changed Camavinga for the final 33 minutes of the sport towards Liverpool, and one can anticipate him to do job if Ancelotti decides to maintain him in Camavinga’s place for the upcoming sport towards Getafe.
Along with these choices, Ancelotti may even have the choice to play Luka Modric on this place, however these three are the most probably choices that the Actual Madrid coach will choose to exchange Eduardo Camavinga for the sport towards Getafe.