In the middle of next week, Real Madrid will play RB Leipzig in the Champions League group stage, and before the match, Real Madrid officially announced the list of players who will play away: Benzema and Valverde are absent, and Ancelotti has brought three second-team youngsters, including midfielders Dotor, Alibas and striker Alvaro Rodriguez.
In a La Liga match that just ended, Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-1, in which captain Benzema was unable to play due to muscle fatigue, while Valverde, who scored one goal, suffered a fierce blow against Papu Gomes and bruised.
Upon examination, it was found that Valverde had only suffered a "hard injury" and showed no signs of muscle tears or ankle sprains. After a few days of recuperation, Valverde can return to the game.
The expedition to Leipzig saw Benzema and Valverde all absent, with Carlo Ancelotti bringing Dotor, Aribas and Alvaro Rodriguez with him in the second team. In the league match against Sevilla, Alvaro Rodríguez, wearing the number 39 shirt, appeared on the bench.
This season, Castilla (Real Madrid second) have loaned top scorer Ratassa to Getafe, and in the central striker position, Alvaro Rodriguez and the younger Iker Bravo are competing for the starting position, and so far, Alvaro Rodriguez has scored two goals in La Liga, ranking second in the team's top scorer.
Alibas, who became famous at a young age, had already played in La Liga as early as Zidane's coaching period. As the attacking heart of the second team, he has scored four goals and two assists this season, and both Ancelotti and Raul are very optimistic about his future. And the captain of the second team, Dotor, is an attacking and defensive all-round midfielder who is also very accomplished in set-pieces.
List of Real Madrid:
Goalkeepers: Courtois, Luning, Luis López
Defenders: Carvajal, Militão, Alaba, Vallejo, Nacho, Odeliosola, Lucas Vázquez, Rudiger, Ferran Mendy
Midfielders: Modric, Kroos, Camavinga, Chuameni, Dotor, Arivas
Forwards: Vinicius, Rodrigo, Asensio, Alvaro Rodriguez
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