The Madrid derby on Sunday night is shaping up to be a fascinating encounter, but it might be missing some of its star names.
Chiefly, Karim Benzema. The French forward suffered a thigh problem against Celtic last week and is still not training with the team as of Thursday, report MundoDeportivo. their analysis is that he is ‘almost discarded’ as an option for Real Madrid tomorrow.
Following Real Madrid’s victory over RB Leipzig, manager Carlo Ancelotti told the press that if Benzema “trains well on Saturday, he will play on Sunday,” implying he still has a chance to play. Eder Militao appears to have fully recovered from his muscle strain, but Lucas Vazquez will definitely miss out.
While Los Blancos would arguably miss no player more, Diego Simeone is currently sweating on the fitness of four of his key players, as per Sport. A fifth, Sergio Reguilon, has been ruled out from taking to the pitch against his former side.
