- Aurelien Tchouameni missed training on Thursday amid concerns over an injury
- French midfielder returned to the main group 24 hours later
- Real Madrid face Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final next week
Real Madrid were handed an injury scare on Thursday when Aurelien Tchouameni limped out of training.
This season, Tchouameni has been an essential component of Madrid’s formation, whether he is playing in the middle of the field or providing assistance in defense. In the match against Bayern that took place in the middle of the week, he participated in the whole 90 minutes of play, even playing in a variety of positions to assist his team in getting back into the game.
On Thursday, AS reported that Tchouameni walked out of training after sustaining a knock to his left foot. This was a setback to Carlo Ancelotti’s preparations for the return leg that would take place the following week.
Due to the fact that Tchouameni has had many injuries to the same foot during the course of the season, it is said that the club’s medical staff was originally concerned about his health. However, it was quickly determined that the 24-year-old player, who had been purchased for a cost of about 80 million euros in 2022, six months before to his appearance for France at the World Cup, had escaped having to deal with anything catastrophic.
The midfielder returned to training on Friday, but there are indications that indicate the decision has already been taken to exclude Tchouameni from playing this weekend against Cadiz in order to safeguard him for the match against Bayern Munich that will take place the following Wednesday.
This weekend, it is anticipated that Ancelotti may rest a number of his players, perhaps including England international Jude Bellingham. Bellingham was taken out of the game late in the first leg against Bayern, despite the fact that Madrid was still losing at the time.
“Bellingham has simply had an intestinal virus that has not given him a chance to recover 100%,” according to the Italian official. “Now, he is very well, he will do very well as he always has.”
Additionally, Thibaut Courtois will make his first appearance of the season after coming back from a catastrophic knee injury. Arda Guler has been announced as a starting for the game against Cadiz, which will also have Thibaut Courtois participating.
