Kroos and Casemiro, in the match between Rayo and Real Madrid in Vallecas. /
The German suffers a hamstring injury in his left leg and is safe against Real Sociedad on Saturday and would be a doubt for the great Champions League duel against PSG at the Bernabéu
The alarms are going off at Real Madrid less than a week before the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain. Toni Kroos, one of the undisputed pillars in Carlo Ancelotti’s recognizable midfield, has suffered a hamstring injury in his left leg. The ailment will separate the German from the league match against Real Sociedad at the Bernabéu on Saturday and what is even more serious, makes the player a serious doubt right now for the vital match against PSG.
Sensitive setback in the Italian coach’s plans, even more so with the confirmed absence of Casemiro. The Brazilian midfielder, like his teammate Mendy, saw a yellow card in the Parc des Princes that leads to suspension for the match in Chamartín. Without two of his three tenors in the midfield, Ancelotti would be forced to have alternatives that don’t quite come together in a match of such magnitude. Fede Valverde and Camavinga start as more serious options, with Isco or Ceballos in the bedroom.
In the absence of the MRI that Kroos will undergo this Friday, a test that will confirm the exact extent of the injury, there is great concern in Valdebebas. Since he returned after the pubalgia that kept him away from the pitch for 55 days and made him miss the start of the season, the white number ‘8’ has played everything except for the match against Alavés at the Bernabéu. In total 29 games between all competitions with three goals, as many assists and the usual teaching of him to handle the ball in the Madrid machine room. An indisputable in Ancelotti’s approaches, which he crosses his fingers while waiting for the definitive diagnosis.
