Three months before the conclusion of the season, Real Madrid is dominating La Liga and is on the verge of winning the championship. At the same time, they are also attempting to acquire a far more significant scalp, which has the potential to determine the long-term future of the team: Kylian Mbappe’s distinctive signature.
Real Madrid is keeping their fingers crossed that Jude Bellingham will be able to make his comeback from an ankle injury at the beginning of the following month, and that he will be able to participate in the second leg of the Champions League last 16 match.
After scoring twice in Madrid’s crucial 4-0 victory over surprise La Liga title rivals Girona a fortnight ago, Bellingham experienced the problem. As a result, he has missed games against RB Leipzig and Rayo Vallecano. On the other hand, Carlo Ancelotti’s team drew the latter match, but they actually extended their lead over Girona.
The coaching team at Madrid are reportedly planning to get Bellingham back on the field for the away game against Valencia on Saturday, March 2nd. This information comes from a story that was published by Barcelona.
That would provide the 20-year-old with the chance to get some playing time in before Madrid hosts Leipzig at the Bernabeu four days later, with the goal of maintaining a slim 1-0 aggregate lead over Leipzig. The match was previously scheduled to be played again. On the other hand, this means that Madrid will be absent from one more game before then, which is this weekend’s match against Sevilla at home.
He arrived off the back of a knee problem that had left him out of England matches in June, and later on, when he injured his shoulder in November, he missed just one game. Bellingham has shown that he is extraordinarily resilient since his summer move from Borussia Dortmund, which cost €134 million.
Three months before the conclusion of the season, Real Madrid is dominating La Liga and is on the verge of winning the championship. At the same time, they are also attempting to acquire a far more significant scalp, which has the potential to determine the long-term future of the team: Kylian Mbappe’s distinctive signature.
Thibaut Courtois, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in August, is coming closer to making a comeback, which is another significant injury news that came out of Madrid on Friday. While the goalkeeper’s recovery is being characterized as “flying” by Marca, it is possible that he will be able to completely resume training as soon as the end of the next month, having already started to participate.
In spite of the fact that Madrid went to the transfer market in order to acquire Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea after Courtois sustained an injury, Andriy Lunin, who had previously served as the team’s deputy, finally emerged victorious in the competition to start in the absence of the normal number one. In spite of the fact that the Ukrainian has shown that he is capable of starting at the top level, he will not be able to permanently replace Courtois. In the summer, a decision will be made about whether or not he will return to his previous role as a backup player or if he will search for a chance to play elsewhere.
It was in November when Lunin’s wife made the suggestion that the 25-year-old player, whose contract is set to expire in 2025, was getting ready to depart the franchise. However, he has declared in a more recent statement that he would love to remain in the position.
