2023-11-07 15:47:32
Hit in the left shoulder, Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is doubtful for the reception of Sporting Braga this Wednesday evening.
Real Madrid’s English prodigy Jude Bellingham, injured in the left shoulder, is doubtful for the reception of Sporting Braga on Wednesday during the fourth day of the Champions League, said his coach Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday at a press conference. “I don’t know if he’s going to play tomorrow. (…) He’s doing pretty well, he’s recovered well but he didn’t complete the training to avoid taking a hit.” said Ancelotti about his new providential man, author of 13 goals in 14 matches since his arrival. “We will assess his chances of playing tomorrow” he added.
The England international, who fell badly on his shoulder during the championship match against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday (0-0), was visibly still hampered in his movements during training on Tuesday. Winners of their first three meetings, the Madrilenians, at the top of group C, have the opportunity to mathematically qualify for the round of 16 of C1 on Wednesday against Braga, whom they beat in the first leg 2-1.
“At this point in the season it would be a good thing to make sure we get through the group stage in the fourth game. But we will have to fight” warned the Italian technician, who is wary of a team “dynamic” which had “caused problems” in his formation at the end of the first leg match. “We faced each other not long ago, we know each other well. They come to the Bernabeu to take points, so we will have to be good. estimated Carlo Ancelotti, while Braga is third in the group with only 3 points, three lengths from Naples, second.
“It’s a team that plays good football. But is playing well enough to win? I do not think so”, he replied to journalists who asked him a few minutes earlier to discuss the criticism of the poverty of the game developed by Real. “I prefer to win. Because it is the only metric that can be used to gauge the performance of a coach. (…) When we win, you say that we are good. When we draw, you say we are rubbish” quipped the Italian.
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