Real Madrid goes without Benzema: the merengue call for the classic against Barcelona

A total of 24 players make up the Real Madrid squad to face this Sunday, March 20 from 3:00 pm (Peruvian time) the classic against Barcelona, ​​for matchday 29 of LaLiga Santander. On the payroll, to the sadness of the merengue fans, Karim Benzema is the main casualty.

The French striker suffered an injury last Monday in a game against Mallorca and his presence against the classic rival was questioned due to a problem in his left calf. Already this Saturday, the same coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the news. In addition to the ‘Gato’, Ferland Mendy will not be available either.

On the other hand, the Brazilian Eder Militao recovered from a flu process and returned to a Real Madrid call-up. Recovered from the strong blow suffered to the instep is the Brazilian Rodrygo and the Welshman Gareth Bale is also on the payroll, who was absent from training on Friday but worked normally on Saturday.

The summoned of Real Madrid

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Lunin and Diego.

Defenses: Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Manu Vallejo, Nacho Fernández and Marcelo.

Midfielders: Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Casemiro, Federico Valverde, Lucas Vázquez, Dani Ceballos, Isco and Eduardo Camavinga.

Forwards: Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio, Luka Jovic, Gareth Bale, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes and Mariano Díaz.

Ancelotti’s word

“If we win tomorrow we have three more points, which brings us closer to winning; if we tie, one more point; and if we lose, nothing. But we don’t have to think that Barcelona is ruled out. All the teams are going to fight until the last game”Ancelotti declared in the prelude, with a view to the classic.

Likewise, the Italian highlighted the improvement of Barcelona under the command of Xavi Hernández. “The team has improved a lot and is in a good dynamic. It is a complete team that plays very well. My opinion is that he is doing very well”, he analyzed.