Real Madrid will visit Atletico Madrid at Civitas Metropolitano on Wednesday in a crucial battle for a place in 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Quarterfinale. However, The team can face a major setback with two important players in doubt for the decisive meeting.
The Champions League round of 16 will end this week and reduce the competition to just eight teams. One of the prominent fixtures is the long -awaited Madrid Derby, where Real Madrid has a narrow 2-1 advantage from the first leg.
With the narrow leadership, the coach Carlo Ancelotti expected to put out its strongest range to minimize the risk of one Atletico Madrid comeback. But his plans could be jeopardized after Two important players missed Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano.
Courtois and Rudiger in doubt
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois And defenders Antonio Rudiger are the two Real Madrid players whose availability remains uncertain for Wednesday’s showdown. Both were absent against Rayo Vallecano, which caused concern among the fans.
Courtois has to do with a small load in its right patellar late. His absence was reportedly part of one ”scheduled rest“To let him recover completely and avoid further complications, his chances of being available against Atletico rise.
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Rudiger’s situation is more about. The defender missed Saturday’s training session due to flu -like symptoms and also experiences discomfort in one of his knees and severe doubts about his participation in the upcoming derby.
On the question of the players’ relationships in their press conference after the match, Ancelotti remained careful: “Hopefully Rudiger can recover from the fluAnd Courois too … Courtois has a small problem that I think he will recover from Wednesday’s match“Said the Italian coach, sounding more optimistic when it comes to the goalkeeper’s accessibility than Rudiger.
