Brazilian Vinicius Junior, with an inflammation in his left knee, and France's Karim Benzema, with a cut on his foot, did not train with the rest of their team-mates on Thursday and are doubtful for Real Madrid's match against Sevilla on Saturday (19:00 CEST).
The presence of both players at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium depends, according to 'EFE', on whether or not they can train in Friday's session.
The Brazilian could, if he recovers, play his last away game of the season after the racist insults he suffered at the Mestalla last Sunday, which have led to numerous expressions of support for 'Vini' and messages to fight racism.
On the other hand, Benzema did not train due to a cut on his right foot that he suffered in the 10th minute of the game against Rayo Vallecano, in which he scored 21 minutes later.
The French striker endured the pain, played the whole game and after the match received 5 stitches to close the wound, so he did not train on Thursday.
Both are doubts and the only certain absentee for Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti is Spaniard Dani Carvajal, who will serve a suspension for accumulation of yellow cards after picking up a fifth yellow card against Rayo Vallecano for a tackle on Unai Lopez in the 60th minute.
May 25, 2023