Militao “passes by the screen” – AS.com

If Manchester seemed rushed, then Munich is a reality. Militao will play an important role in the Champions League semi-finals. The coaching staff is strongly counting on him to strengthen the team’s defensive capabilities. The first stage of your reintegration into the dynamics of competition, which was more psychological than physical, has already been accomplished. Yes, good old Mili has played a prominent role in Real Madrid’s last three games, in discounts against Athletic and Mallorca and ten minutes (yes, heartbreaking and where it was much needed) at the Etihad. But it was a necessary transition, says Ancelotti, who has now drawn up a special plan to give him minutes for final (physical) preparation for the semi-final. He will be filmed first in the Classic, depending on how the match goes. Then against Real Madrid on this occasion, even with the likelihood of being in the starting lineup.

Militao will have the opportunity to play in Munich in central defense alongside Rudiger, as well as on the right flank as Carvajal will miss the game with his third yellow card picked up at the Etihad. Everything will depend on how the two games against Barça and Real Madrid, which remain before the European tournament on April 30, go for the Brazilian. As for the return, May 8, already at the Bernabeu, Militao will compete equally with the rest of the defense. There will be another match, this time against Cadiz, in which there will be minutes. These are the accounts that Ancelotti is opening with the Brazilian.

Militao overcame a serious injury suffered in the first game of the season against Athletic in record time. It was August 12th. Diagnosis: rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee. The same unit that had knocked out his teammate Courtois three days earlier. Fortunately, if there is an injury of this type, it is the absence of a meniscus lesion, as, for example, in the case of the Belgian goalkeeper.

However, the Brazilian has always managed his recovery better. “It’s rubber,” they say at the club. And after 232 days, on March 30, he returned to the national team… the vagaries of fate, also against Athletic. By the time of the Munich match, only a month will have passed since that reappearance.

“Best center back in the world”according to AncelottiHe played 4,496 minutes in the 2021/22 season and 4,230 minutes last season, both of which saw his confirmation in the defensive axis. His partnership with Alaba, a fundamental pillar of the fourteenth European Cup, was the perfect lock in front of the problem-free Courtois. Center with the most duels won (532) in the five major leagues between 2021-22 and 2022-23, fourth in steals (152), fifth in rebounds (548), fifth in clears (198)… One number salad it justifies Ancelotti’s wishes. Militao is back. The coach developed a plan to restore his best defender for the final stretch of the season.

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