Carlo Ancelotti confirmed French casualties Real Madrid defeat Barcelona”>Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy for the league visit to Villarrealand his hope of being able to count on both on Tuesday, in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against PSG.
The Italian coach of Real Madrid marked the session on Sunday or the day before the match as the decisive moment to find out if he will be able to count on Benzema at the Parc des Princes. At the moment it is still low in LaLiga Santander. “About Karim we have good feelings, continues to work individually, we have to wait for him to start training on Sunday or Monday with the team and then we will make the decision. Until those days I can say nothing more than the sensations of mine, of the doctors and yours, are positive“, he stated at a press conference.
Ancelotti made it clear that will not take risks with Benzema because the player doesn’t want his muscle problem to get complicated and miss an important part of the season. “First of all, there is the player’s health and the risk does not exist. If we think that he can play, he will do so without risk, if there is a minimum risk, we will not take it because the player does not want it either. We must evaluate well, we have four days and if he is Karim in the Paris match is because there is no risk”, he advanced.
In the case of Mendy, despite already training with the group, the French winger will not travel to Villarreal and delays his return for the Champions League. “It’s pretty good, it’s not for tomorrow, but I think it will be for Tuesday. He has already started working with the team and he is doing well,” Ancelotti said.
