Real Madrid began to prepare for the decisive Champions League match against Inter Milan, pending the status of Lucas Vazquez, who suffered a muscular injury against SD Huesca and has Zinedine Zidane on the edge of his seat.
Real Madrid put their minds to an important Champions League game on their third matchday. A single point from a possible six leaves Zidane's team bottom of the group and with the need to beat Inter Milan on Tuesday if they are to keep their chances of finishing first in the group phase or advancing from second to the round of 16.
Zidane pampered his starters, with a recovery session and a gentle run on the pitch. They worked more intensely on Sunday morning with the substitutes.
The attention of the coach is focused on Lucas Vázquez, who was substituted against Huesca due to muscular discomfort and who is waiting for medical tests to find out if he is injured. Sources at the club informed 'EFE' that the player is still suffering from discomfort and will undergo an MRI on Monday. He is a serious doubt to play against Inter Milan.
Zidane will not recover any of his injured players for the Champions League. Dani Carvajal and Nacho Fernandez are already working on the pitch together with Norwegian Martin Odegaard and Alvaro Odriozola, but outside of a group that completed a training session that consisted of exercises with the ball and shots on goal.
The Norwegian, in fact, could be called up for the next league match of Real Madrid, which will be next Sunday against Valencia, informed 'Marca'.
On Monday, Real Madrid will hold their last training session in their sports city before receiving Inter Milan on Tuesday at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium, in a session in which Zidane will bring together all their available players. While waiting for Lucas Vazquez to confirm his condition, he must decide whether to bet on Ferland Mendy or the Brazilian Militao at right-back. Toni Kroos is also expected to return to the starting line-up.