BAD NEWS for Real Madrid: A key player could be out of the Clasico
Carlo Ancelotti will have to find a solution quickly, as he looks set to face FC Barcelona without one of his best players
Real Madrid is in big trouble: goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was injured last Sunday and missed absent the game against Osasuna looks all but set to miss the Clásico against FC Barcelona. The Merengue club had announced the loss of the Belgian goalkeeper, who was replaced by the Ukrainian Lunin in the goal in recent games, and there's no good news on that front.
Thibaut Courtois is a key piece for Real Madrid, but he could miss the Clásico against FC Barcelona
"After the tests carried out on our player Thibaut Courtois by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with left sciatica. Evolution is pending", explained a report by Real Madrid. As it is known, both Courtois and Benzema have been decisive in the Merengue team, and now that the French man is fully recovered, the Belgian goes down in this demanding month of October.
It's not all negative, however. Ancelotti declared that the final tess are yet to be carried out, and Courtois's evolution will be fundamental. This month of October, as is known, came with up to 9 games and the Clasico against FC Barcelona will be decisive, although not fundamental in a season that still has more than 60% of its total ahead of it. The test of replacing him with Lunin did not go well as Real Madrid couldn't do better than a draw against Osasuna, which speaks of the importance of Courtois.
Not only for los Blancos is Courtois vital, but also for the Belgium National Team. Their coach, the Spanish Roberto Martínez, had praised the former Chelsea goalkeeper a few days ago on the FIFA international break: "He is at the top of the world. He is at that moment of maturity. In the 2018 World Cup in Russia he was chosen goalkeeper of the tournament and, since then, he has grown a lot in the mental part. The humane part has not changed, but he is a player who is at the top of the world and his game".
Courtois struggled at the beginning of his Real Madrid stint, but he's now the owner of the Santiago Bernabeu's goalposts
Already in the preseason and after winning the European Super Cup, Thibaut Courtois anticipated a demanding season, but he was confident: "When Real Madrid plays a final, they usually win it, that is the DNA of this club and that is why it is the greatest ". Yet, he also warned about the physical condition: "I don't think we are far from 100% physically, we showed it against Juve and here too. We are very good. Now in August we have a week to prepare each game and then with the Champions League there is no longer time to prepare matches and you have to be well".
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