Last-minute changes occurred in the Real Madrid squad traveling to face Real Sociedad, this evening, Friday, in the 33rd round of the Spanish League.
English midfielder Jude Bellingham was excluded from the team’s group training yesterday, Thursday, because he was suffering from inflammation of the intestines and stomach, while many doubts were raised about the readiness of Brazilian winger Rodrigo due to his infection with the flu.
The Spanish newspaper “Marca” said that Bellingham recovered normally and appeared in Real’s list for the match, but Rodrigo was unable to catch the team plane traveling to San Sebastian in the last moments.
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The newspaper said that Ancelotti would have preferred not to risk involving Bellingham, because the team had secured a major victory in La Liga, but the player’s rapid recovery made him depend on him, amid expectations that he would appear as a substitute for a few minutes.
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On the other hand, the Italian coach decided to leave Rodrigo in Madrid because he had not recovered 100%, so not having him was the most appropriate decision to avoid the risk of the infection spreading within the team in the event of direct contact with the rest of the players.
In a related context, French full-back Ferlan Mendy continues to be absent from the team’s roster, as he has not played since the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City, and the medical staff is currently making every attempt to prepare him against Bayern Munich as he is one of the team’s important defensive elements.
It is worth noting that Real Madrid is playing against Sociedad tonight and is in first place in the La Liga table with 81 points, a full 11 points behind Barcelona in second place, which makes Ancelotti focus more on the expected summit against Bayern Munich next Tuesday, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the League. Europe champions.
