Real Madrid are currently dealing with a developing injury disaster. With a number of key first-team players injured, just weeks before the important Club World Cup. The team has had a rough outing lately, losing badly to Barcelona. Today, they find themselves seven points adrift of the La Liga leaders, with just three games remaining in the domestic title race.
All their key players are now out of selection, largely responsible for the misery being heaped upon the team. Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, Eduardo Camavinga, Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy and David Alaba are all injured. What this worst-case scenario has done is put extreme pressure on the coaching staff to lean on their dwindling squad depth when it matters most.
Further worsening the team’s plight are injuries to two of those key attack pieces. Vinicius Jr. has spearheaded the attack this campaign, contributing to 11 goals and seven assists in La Liga on way to the title. Right now, he’s still working his way through a left ankle sprain. Lucas Vazquez has been affected by a thigh muscle injury. Their absence would be mostly felt by Real’s attacking depth as they get ready to host Mallorca on Wednesday.
The upcoming match against Mallorca is critical for Real Madrid as they aim to regain momentum in their pursuit of the La Liga title. With just three games remaining in the regular season, every single point counts. That makes the recent loss to rivals Barcelona particularly painful. Moving ahead, this squad will need to step on the gas if they hope to overtake the front-runners.
Real Madrid will quickly turn their attention to the Club World Cup in December. With the team struggling in their domestic season, the tournament represents an opportunity for Blake’s side to claim some silverware. Whether that comes to fruition will be entirely based on how quickly they can get their injured players back on the field and in action.
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