Real Madrid are having trouble keeping their squad fit and healthy for the business end of the season. In every single position, they are missing someone or the other, and there has been no continuity for the players. Carlo Ancelotti has not been able to put out his best XI of the season that many times, and it is set to continue.
Real Madrid have a bunch of players who are currently injured. Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Dani Ceballos and Ferland Mendy are the four short-term injured players that the squad has to worry about at the moment.
Courtois is trying his best to make the team against Arsenal on Tuesday, and Lunin is also a doubt. However, according to Miguel Angel Diaz of COPE, Real Madrid will be without the services of Mendy and Ceballos in London.
Ceballos and Mendy are two of Ancelotti’s most important Real Madrid players
Ceballos would not have been considered as a crucial player at the start of the season, but injuries and some newfound brilliance have turned the tide towards Ceballos. After the departure of Toni Kroos, Real Madrid needed a player who could help the team with control on the pitch, and Ceballos came through.
his absence has been a huge loss for Real Madrid, and they will need to start Luka Modric as a midfielder so that Fede Valverde is able to play as the right-back.
On the other hand, Mendy has not had the best of seasons, but is still considered a Real Madrid starter. There is no way Ancelotti would not start him in a big game if the Frenchman is fit, and to be absolutely fair to Mendy, he does usually save his best for the big games.
He has not done that this season, but Ancelotti still counts on him to put in a good shift when needed most.
Fran Garcia will take his place in the starting XI, and it would be curious to see how the Spaniard fares against Arsenal’s best player, Bukayo Saka.
