Real Madrid prepare for Osasuna without Kroos and Benzema
German midfielder Toni Kroos and French striker Karim Benzema were absent in Real Madrid's last day of training before travelling to Osasuna in the league due to gastroenteritis and minor ailments, respectively. Therefore, they've both been ruled out for the game. As for Belgian Eden Hazard, he returned to the group.
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Bad news for Carlo Ancelotti, who's preparing for the Osasuna game without two of his best players. It appears that Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema will be missing the game at El Sadar, which is this Saturday at 21:00 GNT+1.
Kroos, who missed Wednesday's game against Elche because of gastroenteritis and the club haven't informed of any other reason, still hasn't trained with the rest of his teammates.
As for Benzema, he returned from his last muscle injury for the Club World Cup and after playing in two games, got injured again against Elche. Although there's been no official announcement, the Frenchmanw on't travel to Pamplona and will be benched for the Champions League game against Liveprool.
Ferland Mendy completes the injured list, who is continuing with his recovery at the training ground, where the main news was Hazard's return to the group. Last 4th Feburary, Real Madrid said that, after getting over his ankle sprain, he had suffered a left knee injury.
Ancelotti bolstered the training session up with academy players Alvaro Rodriguez and Mario Martin, who trained with the first team. He could also have Belgian keeper Thibaut Courtois back between the sticks, once he's got over his hip problem, as well as Brazilian Vinicius Jr, after his one game ban.
Kroos, who missed Wednesday's game against Elche because of gastroenteritis and the club haven't informed of any other reason, still hasn't trained with the rest of his teammates.
As for Benzema, he returned from his last muscle injury for the Club World Cup and after playing in two games, got injured again against Elche. Although there's been no official announcement, the Frenchmanw on't travel to Pamplona and will be benched for the Champions League game against Liveprool.
Ferland Mendy completes the injured list, who is continuing with his recovery at the training ground, where the main news was Hazard's return to the group. Last 4th Feburary, Real Madrid said that, after getting over his ankle sprain, he had suffered a left knee injury.
Ancelotti bolstered the training session up with academy players Alvaro Rodriguez and Mario Martin, who trained with the first team. He could also have Belgian keeper Thibaut Courtois back between the sticks, once he's got over his hip problem, as well as Brazilian Vinicius Jr, after his one game ban.
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