2023-04-28 16:23:07
It’s a huge blow for Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian technician lost Luka Modric to injury eight days before the King’s Cup final against Osasuna and eleven days before the Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester City. Replaced by Aurélien Tchouaméni on the hour mark during the debacle against Girona on Tuesday (4-2), the playmaker suffered from a left thigh injury, as Real Madrid announced in a press release.
The Croatian would already miss the two La Liga matches against Almeria (Saturday) and Real Sociedad (next Tuesday) and could need ten days off to recover according to the Spanish press. Asked about it this Friday at a press conference before playing against Almeria, Carlo Ancelotti did not give more details about his injury: “He was injured against Girona and he is absent. We are awaiting the evolution of his injury and we do not know if he will be back in time for the King’s Cup. We are sorry for that and I hope he can recover quickly to have it in important matches. »
The 37-year-old, who reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with Croatia, has already played 44 games this season in all competitions with Real Madrid and should, according to the Spanish press, extend the adventure for another year.
Ceballos rather than Tchouaméni to replace Modric?
With the injury of Luka Modric, the puzzle begins for Carlo Ancelotti. If Aurélien Tchouaméni seems the most reliable candidate to replace the Croatian alongside Toni Kroos and Federico Valverde, the Italian technician could finally rely on Dani Ceballos to play in the midfield: “From a characteristic point of view, this It’s Ceballos, but we have very good midfielders. Tchouaméni, Ceballos… We have a lot of resources to replace Luka who is a very important player. We cannot replace it. » Response from Saturday against Almeria.
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