Carlo Ancelotti says Jude Bellingham Available for real Madrid‘S Champions League He lost his first match back against Stuttgart on Tuesday after being sidelined with a muscle injury.
Madrid Midfielder Aurélien Tchouméni He is also back in contention after withdrawing from France’s squad for the September international break because of a foot problem.
Ancelotti spoke about the defender Your Militao He did not train on Monday as he recovers after playing 90 minutes during Madrid’s win. Royal Society will be available on Saturday but will be “100 percent” available on Tuesday.
“Bellingham is back, Tchouameni is back,” Ancelotti said. “Militao didn’t train today because he needed a day to recover.”
Ancelotti said of the 26-year-old Militao: “We have thought about giving him one more day of rest so he can miss some work with the ball, but tomorrow he will be 100 per cent available.”
Bellingham, 21, has been out of the game since August. He suffered a muscle injury in his right leg in training that ruled him out of Madrid’s last four matches. League Matches and EnglandThere are two Nations League matches scheduled this month.
go deeper
Mbappe’s goals, midfield glitches, gaps at the back: What I see at Real Madrid
Choumeni, 24, missed the weekend’s match against Real Sociedad because of a foot injury which also kept him from France camp in September.
Bellingham and Tchouameni return after forward Brahim Diaz suffered a hip injury on Saturday Due to which he will have to stay out for at least two months.
Midfielder Edward Camavinga And Dani Ceballos Both of them are also out of the team, one due to a knee ligament injury and the other due to an ankle ligament injury.
With several of his squad struggling with injuries, Ancelotti criticised the busy schedule ahead of the new expanded Champions League format starting tomorrow.
“We have seen what we can do (with injuries) but it is not in our hands,” Ancelotti said. “The calendar is very demanding. A new competition is coming and you don’t know how it is going to be. It may or may not be more entertaining.
“But it is certain that we have two more matches. If the governing bodies don’t start thinking that players get injured because they play too much, we will have a problem. I demand a reduction in the number of matches to create more attractive competitions.”
go deeper
Real Madrid Briefing: Mbappe’s growing influence, Vinicius Junior penalty controversy and why Kroos is missed
(PIERRE-PHILIPPE MACRON/AFP via Getty Images)