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Thibaut Courtois suffered an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) before the start of the 2023–24 season, and it is anticipated that the injury would keep him out of action until the very end of the season. Real Madrid has been plagued by a swarm of ailments since before the season even started.
The same thing happened to Eder Militao versus Athletic Club, and he is also going to miss a significant portion of this season.
Arda Guler suffered an injury before to even playing in his first game for Real Madrid, while Vinicius, Ferland Mendy, and now Daniel Carvajal have already treated or are in the process of treating their first knocks. Arda Guler suffered an injury prior to even playing in his first game for Real Madrid.
Vinicius Guler is anticipated to return in the near future.
Mendy has been added to the matchday roster for the next match against Union Berlin, and it is anticipated that he will participate in his first game of the season, although most likely in a substitute role. This is a welcome development.
In addition, a report from Rodra suggests that Real Madrid are feeling positive about Vinicius’ injury in terms of when he will be able to return to action. Today, the Brazilian athlete began his training with a football, and he will shortly be going back to doing group exercises as well.
Unsurprisingly, Vinicius got off to a strong start in the new season, not only scoring against Almeria but also putting in a great performance against Athletic Club on the first day of the season.
Due to a muscular injury, he was unable to continue playing against Celta Vigo after being substituted off well before the game’s 20-minute mark.
Guler, too, is anticipated to return to team training by Monday, and it is possible that he will rejoin the squad by the middle of the following week.
Team going up against Union Berlin
Mendy is included in the Real Madrid squad to take on Berlin despite the fact that Daniel Carvajal did not make the cut due to a muscle ailment he sustained during training. His position as right back will be taken over by Lucas Vazquez, while Vinicius Tobias has been brought up to serve as a backup.
However, it is anticipated that Fran Garcia would start at left back instead of the returning Frenchman, and that David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger will hold the center defense positions.
Luka Modric will start for Real Madrid according to Carlo Ancelotti. He is expected to play in the midfield with Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, and Jude Bellingham.
The forward positions in the XI should be filled up by Rodrygo and Joselu.