Real Madrid marks their return to action after the international break with a match against Leganes, but they are ready to be without an important player for that La Liga collision in the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid is currently following Barcelona with three points in the La Liga title race, and a victory on Saturday she would see the gap close to their El Clasico rivals, who are only in action on Sunday when they organize Girona in a Catalan derby. The side of Carlo Ancelotti will strive to exert the pressure, although it seems as if they are going for the victory without the services of starting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Courtois suffered an injury fear during the international break, which for a while was his first where he played for Belgium. It is not serious, but according to Marca it can be enough to miss against Leganes.
Ancelotti does not take opportunities with Courtois prior to a debilitating fixture schedule for Real Madrid. The idea is that he rests against Leganes, and the next midweek he is not planned to start when Los Blancos Real Sociedad houses in the second stage of their Copa del Rey Semi-final draw.
It must be reminded that Real Madrid takes on Arsenal in the quarterfinals of their Champions League in the first few weeks of April, and Courtois will have to be 100% for those two tires. Ancelotti does not take any opportunities with his starting goalkeeper, and he has faith in Andriy Lunin, who is expected to depart against Leganes.
This season Lunin has been the goalkeeper of Copa del Rey for Real Madrid, so it is taken for granted that he will be confronted with La Real next Tuesday – he was the starter in the first stage in the Reale Arena.
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