Con all Pars. Benzema, Mendy and Mariano are ready and completed a 26 player roster ahead of the duel against PSG.
Ancelotti presents himself to the great event of the Champions League with all players availablealthough it is true that in the case of Benzema there is still a training ahead make a decision about his presence or not in the starting eleven.
Karim comes to the duel, but he does very fair and without having completed a training with the group yet since his past injury January 23 against Elche. Today you have only completed part of the session and then continue working on the sidelines.
22 days without playing
The Whites’ forward has been working for 22 days against the clock, thinking of Paris and the first goal has been met. However, as Ancelotti stressed, no risk is going to be taken and in that sense the last session in the Park of the Princes be definitive to gauge your sensations.
The one who returns directly to the starting eleven will be Mendy. In his case he has been able to work more with the group and is ready to compete from start. He was not against Villarreal as a precaution and to finish his set-up thinking about PSG. The return of Mariano leave her cow nurse at Real Madrid.
First time without casualties
It is the first time so far this season in which Ancelotti will be able to have all his players. Neither injured, nor positive for Covid nor sanctioned for the return of the Champions League. The cow nurse is the first coup de effect facing the duel against PSG.
The casualties have always been present in the white team in the 35 matches they have played so far between all competitions. Madrid started the season in Vitoria against Alavs with six casualties, all of them due to injury: Carvajal, Marcelo, Kroos, Mendy, Ceballos and Mariano. From then on, there has always been a player who has not been available for one reason or another.
In fact, Madrid has experienced very complicated situations due to casualties. Disputed the first 11 games of the season with a minimum of five absent players, reaching eight against Betis in the third day of the League. eight casualties also had in the loss to the Spanish. Then the ‘Covid crisis’ would come, which caused them to play against Cádiz and Athletic in the last two games of the year with 9 and 11 absences, respectively.
Real Madrid squad:
Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Fuidias.
Defenses: Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Vallejo, Nacho, Marcelo and Mendy.
Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Lucas, Ceballos, Isco and Camavinga.
Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Asensio, Jovic, Bale, Vinicius, Rodrygo and Mariano.