BENZEMA'S MEDICAL REPORT:
He has been found to have a sprain to the medial collateral ligament of his right knee. His situation will be monitored. ‪#‎RealMadrid‬
Ancelotti has finished preparations ahead of the quarter-final second leg against Atlético.
The European champions have completed their final training session ahead of the second leg of the Champions Leaguequarter-finals that will be played this Wednesday against Atlético at the Santiago Bernabéu (8.45pm CEST). Ancelotti was joined by the reserve players Javi Muñoz, Borja Mayoral and Marcos Lavín in a training session where Bale, Modric and Benzema worked at the indoor facilities.
Casillas, Keylor Navas, Pacheco and Marcos Lavín did specific training exercises. The outfield players who joined the Italian manager carried out warm ups and muscle strengthening exercises before doing ball work. The Whites were divided into two groups and carried out different one and two touch exercises in a circle.
mbinu rahisi real madrid kumfunga atletico ni kuupoza mpira,wamiliki mpira zaidi wacheze taratibu....atletico ktk mpira wa kasi wenye nguvu wako juu zaidi ya madrid
Real Madrid play the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Carlo Ancelotti has called up 19 players for the game corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League quarter finals that Real Madrid will play against Atlético at the Santiago Bernabéu (Wednesday, 8.45pm)
REAL MADRID SQUAD: Goalkeepers: Casillas, Keylor Navas and Pacheco. Defenders: Varane, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrão, Carvajal, Arbeloa and Nacho. Midfielders: Kroos, James, Khedira, Lucas Silva, Isco and Illarra. Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Chicharito and Jesé.
TEAM MEET UP:
Today, 8pm CEST at the Santiago Bernabéu.
NEXT TRAINING SESSION:
Thursday, 23 April, at 11am at Ciudad Real Madrid (behind closed doors).
Summary of Carlo's press for the season defining game against Atletico tomorrow:
- "The team and fans will achieve it together"
-"The squad is really motivated and ready for the game"
- "I am not going to announce the line-up today. I will do it tomorrow because I still have not spoken to the players".
-"We have not beaten them this season because Atlético are a very strong side with one of the most solid defences in the world".
-"It is an important game for the club, the fans and the players. We want to reach the semi-finals and get into the final again".
-"We want to play well from the beginning until the end".
-"We are playing at home in order to reach the semi-finals and this is a good opportunity to do it".
-"I have the best squad in the world and it is important to focus on the players who are going to play and not on those who are not playing".
-"We are sorry about Bale, Modric and Benzema, Modric got seriously injured on 13 November and yesterday the Croatian doctor spoke and it seems he is a bit disconnected from reality".
-"Benzema was injured on Tuesday. It seems that he was fine on Friday, but the situation has not improved because he has a sprain to his knee".
-Attacking Solution?
"It could be Jesé or it could be through James' position, whether on the right or as a centre-half " .
-"James is doing well and will be a great help to us because he is in good form and effective at everything".
- "Chicharito is doing well psychologically, as he demonstrated against Málaga".
-Preparing for penalties?
"We are prepared for everything, however it is difficult to train for penalties because there are psychological issues and the atmosphere to contend with too".
-Griezmann?
"He is having a good season, scoring a lot of goals. He is a player that we need to control well because he is very dangerous".