Zidane gets back Casemiro, but without Ramos for Celta game

Real Madrid travel to Vigo to face Celta Vigo at the Balaidos on Saturday (16:15 CET). It is a key match to see how Zidane's team are doing in the league and for them to stay very much in the title race. 

The main absentee for Zidane is that of Sergio Ramos. He will not take risks and Ramos will sit out the game this weekend after not being in a large part of Friday's training session. That was the last before the game. 

Therefore, he will not travel with the rest of the group. Against Atalanta he was key to them sealing their place in the quarter-finals. In comparison with that match, Casemiro is back after his suspension in the Champions League. 

Mariano, Odriozola, Hazard and Carvajal are the rest of the players out injured. Benzema will start again in an attack which is lacking a back up for the Frenchman. Zidane does have youngster Hugo Duro in the squad though. 

 

March 19, 2021

The Real Madrid squad for the trip to Celta is as follows: 

Courtois, Lunin, Altube, Militao, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo, Mendy, Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Isco, Benzema, Asensio, Lucas Vázquez, Vinicius, Rodrygo and Hugo Duro.