Injury of Rudiger made the evening dreadful for Real Madrid after losing to Espanyol which trembled their place in the league table and caused concern regarding the important Madrid derby.
Real Madrid Found Themselves In Big Trouble After Rudiger’s Injury That Sidelined The Defender For Two To Three Weeks
Rudiger is diagnosed with a formal bicep injury in their right leg that will put the player out of the squad for around two to three weeks. Real Madrid has an important fixture on 9th February with Atletico Madrid, and losing them will make Atletico acquire the top position. Los Blancos have to play the match without any proper defender in the team though Alaba is available but he is not fully fit.
Ancelotti Has Only Alaba as the Proper Defender in the Team to Match Up
Ancelotti has given minutes to the Austrian to make him match fit but it would be very risky to start him at this stage against Atletico who are smashing goals in La Liga and the Champions League.
See the Madrid vs Espanyol match report
Apart from the league games, Real have to play against City in Champions League this month and as per the Injury Report, Rudiger will be out for the first leg and a doubt for the second. So, the month is very crucial for Los Blancos in La Liga and the Champions League, any mistake could destroy their dream for both trophies.
Asencio Might be Only Solution for Real Madrid for the Tough Competition
Now the question is who would be the savior for Madrid and how Carlo line up against the big game? It is likely that the Old Italian would replace Rudiger with Raul Asensio pairing him with Tchouameni in defence and having Lucas and Mendy on the flanks.
Ancelotti can hope to have Rudiger back before the Copa del Ray final against Leganes to keep the trophy hope alive as there is no chance for him to feature against Atletico and Man City in the first leg where Real Madrid boss has to find another solution to compete.
