The Belgian star’s position was announced from participating once morest Mallorca
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed that Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was injured, ahead of the team’s match once morest Real Mallorca tomorrow in the Spanish League.
Real has another injury to its star Karim Benzema, who suffers from a problem that will keep him out for a period of up to two to three weeks, an injury that his team suffered once morest Celtic last Tuesday in the Champions League.
Before facing Mallorca tomorrow, Sunday, in La Liga, Ancelotti went out to talk regarding his position on injuries, and the expected appearance of Eden Hazard in place of Benzema.
What did Ancelotti say regarding injuries?
The veteran Italian coach said of Courtois: “He had a small problem in his knee and did not train that day, but tomorrow he will play once morest Mallorca.”
As for Benzema: “We want him back as soon as possible, but he will not play tomorrow or once morest Leipzig as well. We will see the possibility of his participation in the derby once morest Atletico Madrid, and if he does not recover before that, he will not go with France during the international holiday.”
And regarding the team’s impact on his absence: “Relying on Karim is not bad, we do not have a natural alternative to him because he is the best striker in the world and there is no alternative in the market, but we can replace him with players with different characteristics.”
He explained: “We hope to rely on Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo instead of him in some matches, and also Mariano Diaz can help us.”
Will Hazard start once morest Mallorca?
Ancelotti said regarding the Belgian winger: “He did a good job and I will start with him tomorrow and I hope he plays a great game. It is clear that I will not ask him to score goals like Karim, I just want him to play well and communicate well with the rest of the players in attack.”
On Vinicius Junior: “Can he score 30 goals this season? His goal is to continue playing the same way he decides matches and we are happy with that.”
As for the young wing’s celebrations: “He’s Brazilian and he dances well, I can’t dance like him, I don’t think he bothers anyone with his celebrations.”
