French full-back Ferland Mendy and Spanish-Dominican striker Mariano Diaz were the two absentees from Real Madrid's training session two days before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea.
After making six changes against Villarreal in La Liga Santander and conceding his first home defeat of the season in the domestic competition, Ancelotti will return to his first-choice starting XI against Chelsea.
The Italian coach only has one doubt to settle, the presence in the front three of the Brazilian Rodrygo Goes or the Uruguayan Fede Valverde, who for the second consecutive day trained normally at the Valdebebas training complex, isolated from everything that has been unleashed after the incident on Saturday night.
The complaint filed by Alex Baena, known on Sunday afternoon after the assault suffered by the Villarreal player, is already in the hands of Real Madrid's lawyers while Valverde is focused on the Champions League match in which he was expected to start.
In Monday's training session, Ancelotti brought together all his available players after a Sunday in which the starters against Villarreal completed a recovery session. Carlo Ancelotti’s players began with physical work without the ball. They then carried out rondos, possession and tactical exercises. After playing a match on a reduced-size pitch, they concluded the session with shots on goal.