By Jorge Hernandez
Dec 16, 2024, 01:07 AM EST
He real Madrid already is preparing the game against Pachuca in the final of the Intercontinental Cup which will be played on Wednesday in Qatar.
The merengue set had his session without Kylian Mbappé, who is still in doubt for the match against the club Liga MX. This was the first of the training sessions that he will carry out in the capital of Spain before making the trip in search of his fourth Intercontinental Cup.
After the draw in LaLiga against Rayo Vallecano, the Madrid team puts the domestic competition on hold for a few days in which it could fall to third place on Sunday after the games between Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, and focuses on Pachuca and the final that can give him the second title of the season.
In a recovery session for the players who started in Vallecas and of greater intensity for the rest, Ancelotti was attentive to the evolution of Mbappé, who worked individually on the recovery of the hamstring muscle injury suffered last Tuesday in UEFA Champions League against Atalanta.
The French striker is not completely ruled out for the final and the coaching staff’s plans are to include him in the squad on Monday, so that on Tuesday he can test himself at the venue of the final, the Lusail stadium in Doha. Along with Mbappé, they trained with recoveries David Alaba and Ferland Mendy, both ruled out for Wednesday’s game, as were Dani Carvajal and Éder Militao, out for the entire season.
The Brazilian Vinícius Junior, a substitute against Rayo as a precaution after returning from injury in the Champions League and playing the entire game against Atalanta, worked intensely in the small group in which the Frenchman Eduardo Camavinga was also present after returning to the field on Saturday of game. Along with them Raúl Asencio, Jesús Vallejo, Dani Ceballos and Endrick, along with a group of youth players who reinforced the first team in the session.
On Tuesday Ancelotti’s team will hold its second session at home before leaving for Qatar, where a day later they will play the final of the Intercontinental Cup.
*With information from EFE.
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