The PSG and French national team star suffered a strong blow to the left foot during training on Monday and immediately became a doubt to play the match, although a thorough examination at a hospital ruled out a fracture and offered “reassuring” results, according to the club.
PSG’s idea is rush to the maximum to see if they can count on their best striker, who starred in the Parisian attack in the first leg and scored the only goal practically on the last play.
The summoned list includes 24 names, including all the stars from the Parisian club, such as Messi, Neymar, Di María, Verratti, Donnarumma, Navas or Marquinhos, as well as Hakami, Wijnaldum, Paredes, Pereira or Kimpembe.
What’s more, the Spanish central defender will travel with the group Sergio Ramos, who although he is still out due to injury, will travel to visit the Santiago Bernabeu for the first time since his departure from Real Madrid, according to the PSG coach, Mauricio Pochettino, in an interview with EFE. “Sergio asked us to travel, he would like to travel, he is a player who has practically spent his entire career at Real Madrid, 17 years, he has been captain and won so much there. It is clear that he would like to return and he asked us to be able to travel and attend the game”, explained the Argentine coach.
None of the other Spaniards travel Squad: Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera is recovering from conjunctivitis, while left-back Juan Bernat is among the seven players not called up.
Kroos, at the point
German midfielder Toni Kroos trained at the same pace as his teammates in Real Madrid’s last session before hosting Paris Saint-Germain and hinted at his happiness in the first minutes of training, that he will be available to Carlo Ancelotti after overcoming a muscle microtear.
Six days after suffering a muscle problem in training that kept him out of the league match against Real Sociedad, Kroos returned to group dynamics. The German completed a definitive test to decide, based on his feelings, if he can participate in the European duel against PSG.
Your presence is key. undisputed starter in Ancelotti’s eleven but even greater due to the absence due to suspension of the Brazilian Casemiro. Kroos was chosen to delay his position a few meters and perform midfield functions. The small tear suffered in the left hamstring muscle made him stop and now the Italian coach must measure the risks of his reappearance.
Kroos was seen smiling in the first minutes of the session, open to the presence of the cameras, before which he left jokes in the warm-up, such as the colleja he gave Marco Asensio. The midfielder warmed up intensely in the activation exercises before the rounds, where he began to have contact with the ball. Already behind closed doors he was tested in actions of greater intensity in a game of reduced dimensions that will be key to the final decision.
In the event that Kroos plays against PSG, he will reach a special number with Real Madrid, his match 350 with the white jersey with a balance of 224 wins, 66 draws and 59 losses. He will reach Isco Alarcón in the thirtieth place of players with the most games in the history of the white club.
Ancelotti had his entire squad available to finish preparing for the European duel against PSG in which Real Madrid is playing for continuity in the Champions League. He has no injuries in the infirmary. The Brazilian Marcelo, who suffered a blow to the thigh from the match against Real Sociedad, is also in perfect condition to play.
