BEFORE THE CLASICO
Benzema is still a doubt and Ancelotti could surprise with Mariano
Published:18/03/2022 - 17:07h
Updated:18/03/2022 - 17:07h
Karim Benzema's presence at Real Madrid-FC Barcelona this weekend is not guaranteed. The Frenchman will be a doubt until the last minute for the Classic and Carlo Ancelotti is looking for new alternatives
The Classical is just around the corner and in the Real Madrid heat engines to receive home to the eternal rival, but there are a lot of doubts regarding the alignment that will configure Carlo Ancelotti, especially by the drops of Ferland Mendy and Karim Benzema that had returned to his maximum level, but that fell lesionado the Monday against the Mallorca and anybody knows, for the moment, if it will be able to play against the FC Barcelona this Sunday.
The ariete French has trained in solitary, in the gymnasium, from the Tuesday and in the club keep that only it will play if it is recovered of his annoyances in the sóleo. The proofs of this Friday, as 'MARK', have launched results that, although they are not the best or ideal, are not negative and have a slight hope that yes it can arrive to crash against the Barça.
Of agreement to the information of the Madrilenian newspaper, there is 40% of possibilities that Benzema can play the Classical, because they will not put him in risk knowing that they will need him to 100% for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, that will contest after the stop of selections. Carlo Ancelotti knows that it needs to his forward crashes for the 'final' against Chelsea, much more that the Sunday against the Barça.
In the Madrid understand that it is more important the crash against the group 'blue' that in front of the Barcelona, put his advantage in the classification in LaLiga keeps on being very big. They are to ten points of the Seville and fifteen of the Barça, although the ones of Xavi have a party less. In any case, from Concha Spine would not see like a 'crisis' that Benzema did not arrive to play against the culés.
Mariano, of '9' against the Barça?
The Madrid is preparing the party of this Sunday without Benzema. Carlo Ancelotti begins to study the formulas to replace to his forward crashes and Mariano Díaz aims to be his substitute, of agreement to the information of Sergio Quirante in The Golazo of Goal. The journalist has stood out that "Ancelotti proof with Mariano by in front of Bleat, Jovic or Isco to substitute to Benzema if finally it does not arrive".
In any case, also has desvelado that this Friday Gareth Bleat has trained inside the gymnasium, with Karim and Mendy, by what the 'battle' would remain between Luka Jovic and Mariano, as '9' natural, or Isco Alarcón like false nine. descarta, for the moment, that Ancelotti can change of system and opt by a 4-4-2, with Fede Valverde adding to the 'CMK' and Vinícius Jr and Rodrygo Goes or Marco Asensio like attackers.