Real Madrid’s season so far has been incredibly impressive, made even more so by the fact that they have regularly suffered with players being unavailable due to significant injuries. Their defence has been the worst affected, to that point that they had no centre-backs on the pitch during the demolition of Girona on Saturday.
Nacho Fernandez and Antonio Rudiger both missed the match with minor injuries, with Eder Militao and David Alaba both longer term casualties. Real Madrid hope to have Nacho back for Tuesday’s Champions League clash with RB Leipzig, but Rudiger will be unavailable for that, and also next weekend’s trip to Rayo Vallecano.
Rudiger won’t be the only defender missing for Real Madrid at Vallecas, as Ferland Mendy picked up his fifth booking of the season against Girona. It means that he will be forced to serve a one-match suspension, as per Marca.
It’s not a major blow for Real Madrid, as Fran Garcia is a ready-made replacement to face his former club. However, Mendy has been in excellent form of late, so he’s likely to be a significant miss.
