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It is imperative that Carlo Ancelotti get a great deal of praise for his coaching accomplishments with Real Madrid throughout this season. When Karim Benzema left the club to play for Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League, he already had his job cut out for him, but things only became more difficult from that point on.
Not only did Madrid fail to get a replacement for their top player, but they have also been plagued by a string of major injuries from far earlier than the beginning of the season.
The first piece to fall was Thibaut Courtois, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the preseason. Eder Militao suffered the same injury on the first day of the season, which was then followed by David Alaba suffering the same injury about halfway through the season. Both injuries occurred on the same day.
A number of players, including Arda Guler, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Vinicius Jr., and others, have been unable to play for Los Blancos as a result of all of these factors.
As a matter of fact, Vinicius had yet another injury only this past weekend. During the warm-up, the Brazilian player sustained a knock to his back, which prevented him from participating in the match against Atletico Madrid. He was slated to start the match.
Brahim Diaz, who went on to score, eventually took his position when he was eventually replaced.
For the duration of the match against Getafe, Antonio Rudiger was another player who was forced to sit out of action. In spite of the fact that he was on the roster for the match against Atletico, he was finally taken out of the game after being subbed off at halftime.
The status of both players has been updated, according to Arancha Rodriguez, who has offered an update.
Vinicius is worried that the pain he is experiencing in his neck region is more severe than was previously thought to be the case. In spite of the fact that his participation against Girona would be contingent on his recuperation, it is quite probable that he will begin the match on the bench.
While everything is going on, there is hope over Rudiger, who is anticipated to return in time for the match against Girona. On the other hand, it is still too early to say, and Carlo Ancelotti will only make the choice to play him if the medical staff gives him the go-ahead to do so.
Following a late equalizer scored by Marcos Llorente, Madrid was unable to salvage two points from their match against Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Despite the fact that they are still in first place, their advantage between them and Girona has been reduced to two points. Girona has the potential to regain their position if they are victorious the next weekend.
