After final weekend’s disappointing defeat to Actual Betis, Actual Madrid are aiming to return to aiming methods in La Liga in opposition to Rayo Vallecano, who make the quick journey to the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon. Nonetheless, a number of large weapons could possibly be rested for the match with a view to Wednesday’s Champions League spherical of 16 second leg in opposition to Atletico Madrid on the Metropolitano.
One participant that’s in rivalry to be rested is Antonio Rudiger, who was not at 100% for the primary leg victory over Atleti on Tuesday after choosing up a knock within the match in opposition to Betis. He additionally not too long ago returned from weeks out with a hamstring harm, whereas membership officers are additionally involved concerning the state of his knee, which he has severely injured on a number of events up to now.
To prime it off, Rudiger has not come down with the flu, as per Marca. He’s now listed as uncertain for Sunday’s match in opposition to Rayo, having skilled away from his Actual Madrid teammates throughout Saturday’s session.
Actual Madrid are anticipated to be as cautious as doable for the Rayo match on condition that the journey to Atleti is simply 4 days away. Rudiger will likely be a particular starter for that, so the chances are high that he misses out on Sunday.
If that proves to be case, Carlo Ancelotti will nearly definitely go together with a centre-back pairing of Raul Asencio and Aurelien Tchouameni. There may be probabilities of Jacobo Ramon to start out, though it might be dangerous for him and Asencio to be paired collectively given their mixed lack of expertise.
In addition to within the centre of defence, a change at right-back can be possible. Federico Valverde is one other participant that has been struggling in latest weeks, and the expectation is that he will likely be changed by Lucas Vazquez.