The Belgian injury is delicate and painful, pinching the sciatic nerve, which does not have a fixed return date, although Ancelotti is optimistic
The objective is for him to reach the match against Barcelona, but he will be absent against Getafe and Shakhtar, unless he risks traveling to Warsaw
Recovery of Thibaut Courtois He has the Real Madrid coaching staff on edge, hoping to recover him for the Clásico on the 16th at the Santiago Bernabéu, but there are no guarantees that the doctors will ensure his presence against Barcelona. He suffered sciatica at the beginning of the month and has been undergoing a week of treatment that may or may not work, depending on whether the pain of the pinching of the nerve is cushioned and that it can be caused by various reasons that the Madrid doctors did not clarify in the report that they made public.
Courtois He has already missed the games against Osasuna and Shakhtar and will miss this Saturday against Getafe and in all probability in the second leg in Warsaw on Tuesday against the Ukrainian team. Ancelotti is optimistic but also cautious: “He is improving and we have to decide if traveling to Warsaw can create problems for him or not, but I think he will be safe for the Clásico”. All precaution is little in a painful injury that needs care that does not go through surgery. It will be key how he is on Wednesday, once the team has returned from the game against Shakhtar, to know what state he is in and if he will be in a position to play the classic.
QUESTION OF CONFIDENCE
The presence of the Belgian under the sticks is a matter of confidence for the team without detracting from Lunin, who has barely had the opportunity to play and transmit those same feelings to his teammates. The Ukrainian is an excellent goalkeeper who has barely played. In fact, this week he has played his first two games in a row since he arrived at Real Madrid in 2018, which will be three against Getafe. He is 23 years old and since he arrived at real Madrid He has played a total of 35 games in four years between his team and the transfers to Leganés, Valladolid and Oviedo.
Courtois’ injury has no set return date, the time it may take to overcome it is unpredictable, from weeks to months, although in the hands of specialists it is assumed that his recovery will not exceed a couple of weeks. The treatment that he must follow has been rest first, to go to the gym with light exercises and then strengthen the muscles. A significant drop for Ancelotti for what the Belgian has given the team since the arrival of the Italian.