Militao leaves with discomfort

Militao is experiencing discomfort in his left hip. Seriousness has been ruled out, but this raises serious doubts for Saturday’s match against Villarreal (21:00, Movistar LaLiga). And this time his presence in the Brazil squad at half-time is also not confirmed. Everything is unknown. The player noticed pain – very slight – in the derby when hitting a long ball. It seemed like a small thing. But today he noticed it again… and asked for changes to be made as a precaution.. Hence the decision that Tchuameni will remain at centre-back and spend the final half hour on the bench. It will pass in the next few hours proof to clarify doubts.

Another negative point Rodrigo, who did not play due to back discomfort, also pulled out of the derby (bad fall in the Atleti area). Club sources insist he could have been involved if absolutely necessary, but once Endrick was available and Mbappe signed at the last minute, the smartest decision was to rest him. That’s why he didn’t start tonight. Although he already had plans to rotate either tonight or Saturday against Villarreal. There is a feeling that he could be at the Bernabeu in the next match and his presence in Brazil is not in danger.

Mehndi, sports solution

Regarding Mendy, it was purely a tactical thing.. “With the changes, I wanted to play more on the wing, trying to break through the line of four, but it was very difficult,” Ancelotti told Movistar in the mixed zone. He removed Ferland and introduced Fran Garcia solely to get a more offensive reaction.. No injuries. Militao and Rodrigo were injured. There is more of the first than the second. There are a lot of unknowns this time, except that it’s not serious.