Just before the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League, Real Madrid will play tomorrow (Saturday) against Espanyol in the 25th round of the Spanish League. The Blancos are nine points away from Barcelona and need points to maintain a chance, even if a slim one, for the championship. Just before the game, the coach, Carlo Ancelotti, commented in detail.
An’celotti He referred, first of all, to the condition of his players: “Karim Benzema is suffering from sensitivity and will be fit for Liverpool, Mendy has improved. Both are not supposed to play against Espanyol.” The Blancos come to the rematch against Liverpool with a 2:5 advantage from the first game and the goal, but may make a rotation considering the good form of Herdes.
Meanwhile, the team continues to monitor Kylian Mbappe’s condition. The team did not express an unusual interest in him, and Ancelotti refused to comment: “Will I want Mbappe? I’m not going to answer that.”
Real comes to the game after two consecutive draws. The game between the teams in August ended with a big 1:3 for Real, who will hope to repeat this at the Bernabeu and get out of the bad form.
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