Apart from the improved first half, the Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund left another bad news for the team led by Carlo Ancelotti. Two to be exact. And the Italian coach He will not be able to count on Courtois in goal or Rodrygo in attackin both cases due to injury.
The Brazilian was feared, but the surprise has come with the medical report on the Belgian goalkeeper’s condition. According to what the club has made public, “after the tests carried out on our player Thibaut Courtois by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed an injury to the adductor of the left leg. Pending evolution.
A significant loss for the whites ahead of the match against the eternal rival and current leader of the league, Fútbol Club Barcelona, which will once again place the Ukrainian Lunin between the three sticks.
Rodrygo, injured in the hamstrings
For his part, the Brazilian forward Rodrygowho had to leave the field earlier than expected in the clash against Dortmund, suffers a hamstring injury and almost with total probability, while waiting to know the exact extent of the injury, he will miss the Santiago Bernabéu classic against Fútbol Club Barcelona.
The Brazilian’s injury occurred in the action prior to Lucas Vázquez’s 3-2, when he felt discomfort in the back of his right thigh and asked to be replaced on the bench. His replacement was the Frenchman Tchouaméni.
Now Ancelotti will have to find a reliable replacement for Rodrygo in attack ahead of the important clash against the Catalans.
These mishaps of the white ‘1’ and ’11’ put a bittersweet note on a Champions League match that this Tuesday reconciled Madrid with its European legend and ended with a 5-2 victory against the Germans after an electric comeback. The umpteenth.
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