Real Madrid strives for Manchester City in the second stage of their Champions League play-off round draw on Wednesday, and all they have to do is avoid the defeat to book their place in the last 16 of the competition, given the fact That they won 3-2 in the Etihad Stadium last Tuesday. And to make things promising for Los Blancos, they can rely on the services of Antonio Rudiger.
Rudiger sustained a hamstring injury two weeks ago during the 1-0 defeat of Real Madrid against Espanyol, and that made him not available since then. Carlo Ancelotti, however, confirmed during his press conference before the game that the German defender is back, and he can even be familiar with the Santiago Bernabeu from the start.
Nevertheless, Relevanto has reported that there are people in Real Madrid who are concerned about the physical situation of Rudiger. In particular, there are fears that the hamstring he injured could break down against Espanyol.
It is worth noting that Real Madrid is concerned about Rudiger's physical condition for a large part of the season – this is due to the fact that he is forced to play almost every match because of the injuries for colleague -central defenders Eder Militao and David Alaba, who Three front cross magazines have suffered in the last 18 months.
Rudiger has managed all season throughout the season, although he has so far succeeded in preventing competitions from being missed because of this problem. He is given the opportunity to rest in recent weeks, although he will certainly become an undisputed starter because he is back available to Ancelotti.
Alaba is again in fight for Real Madrid, and he is someone who can relieve Rudiger's load. However, there will be doubts about this happens during a crucial period of the season.
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