Real Madrid are missing 11 players! However, the matches are not postponed and Ancelotti is trying to find a system to circumvent the contagion in the team

Real Madrid is one of the best teams in the world this season, safely leading La Liga, advancing from first place to the Champions League semi-finals and stretching their streak of 10 straight wins to Saturday’s draw. But now comes the first big problem, as coach Ancelotti is missing 11 players.

Real Madrid’s relatively wide squad has swelled very quickly in the last week. Already against Cadiz on Sunday, Ancelotti had to do without five players infected with the coronavirus, a number that has grown even higher. In addition to the injuries and the card suspension, the White Ballet will go into Wednesday’s match against Athletic Bilbao (21:30) without 11 A-team players.

Infected with coronavirus:: Alaba, Asensio, Bale, Isco, Lunin, Marcelo, Modric, Rodrygo.

Injured:: Carvajal, Ceballos.

Yellow cards:: Casemiro

As Real Madrid still have 14 players available, including the goalkeeper, they have no right to postpone the game.

And it’s quite a big hit, as Real Madrid will lose 5 players from their starting lineup. Normally, Alaba, Asensio, Modric, Carvajal and Casemiro would start from the beginning.

So Ancelotti has to figure out a way to take on a nasty Basque opponent with a decimated squad. He gave little guidance on this in his press conference.

“It’s true that we don’t have Casemiro and Modric, but it’s an opportunity for players like Camavingo, who hasn’t played much recently, or for Valverde. Change the formation? I don’t know. It’s a good question, I’m thinking about it.

This system (4-3-3) has worked great for us in recent games and I’m not sure I want to change it. But it’s true that we don’t have a right winger and that’s the only reason I would change it. Maybe it would be better to play in a 4-4-2, but I’m not sure. I have to wait for the night, it will advise me,” Carlo Ancelotti said quite openly in front of the journalists.

According to Spanish media, Real Madrid’s line-up at Estadio San Mamés could look something like this:

Courtois
Lucas – Militao – Nacho – Mendy
Valverde – Kroos – Camavinga – Vinícius
Benzema – Hazard

There is still a huge strength in the starting lineup, the bench is worse. There, according to the nomination, only goalkeepers Fuidias and Piñeiro and players Vallejo, Miguel, Marín, Blanco, Arribas, Peter, Jovic and Mariano will remain. Apart from the last two and Vallejo, it will be mostly players from Castilla.

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