The Italian coach of Real Madrid spoke about the situation of his French striker, absent against Leipzig on Tuesday.
Deprived of the Ballon d’Or Karim Benzema, embarrassed by muscle pain in the left thigh, Carlo Ancelotti preferred to put it into perspective before the match for first place in Group G of the Champions League against Leipzig on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.), slipping in passing that “the World Cup is coming at the right time».
«I don’t think my players are already thinking about the World Cup, even if they want to arrive in form in Qatar. But to get in shape, you have to have continuity in the club. For Karim (Benzema) and Luka (Modric), these are only small physical glitches, but we don’t want to take any risks. I’d rather lose Modric or Benzema for a match than for a month“, tempered Ancelotti in a pre-match press conference on Monday evening.
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«It’s a very intense moment of the season, with too many matches, in my opinion. We hold on, even if we have some absentees. But the World Cup comes at the right time…“, Slipped the Italian technician.
For the match against Leipzig, Real will be without Benzema, Modric, but also Fede Valverde, victim of a “blow to the leg“Saturday against Sevilla (3-1) according to Ancelotti, as well as Dani Ceballos and Mariano.
In attack, the Italian coach should establish Asensio in addition to his pair of Brazilian strikers Vinicius-Rodrygo.
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«Forward mobility is very important to us. On this point, Professor Karim explained everything well. When you watch Benzema play, you understand what you have to do, the mobility you need to have“, praised “Carletto».
The Real coach has confirmed that Vinicius “go play” and that'”he is not tired». «I even believe that he could win the Ballon d’Or in the future.“, Observed his teammate Antonio Rüdiger, who describes him as”little brother».