Real Madrid are not approaching their Champions League Round of 16 second leg against PSG in the best possible way.
The timidity seen at the Parc des Princes in the first leg will have to fade, which will be easier with Karim Benzema in better shape. And yet, Real Madrid are not overflowing with confidence, due in particular to several absentees. Casemiro and Ferland Mendy are suspended, while Toni Kroos suffers a thigh muscle injury. And this Friday, to make matters worse, Federico Valverde, announced as a starter against PSG due to absences, missed training due to flu-like illness. Nevertheless, Carlo Ancelotti quickly put an end to the fears over the Uruguayan.
Carlo Ancelotti understood the lesson of the first leg
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« Toni Kroos is going to be out for 5 or 6 days. I think for Kroos it’s a small problem and he will be there against PSG. Valverde will be there for sure against PSG. I think they won’t have any problems and they will still have a good physical condition to face PSG.”, suggested the coach of Real Madrid, for whom confidence reigns before the match against PSG. However, the uncertainty around the German worries many in Madrid, where the former Bayern Munich is unbeatable in midfield. But whether in terms of the physical form of his players or the meeting against Paris, Carlo Ancelotti in any case displayed unfailing confidence, explaining that he had a plan to undermine PSG during this return match. The Madrid socios are counting on it, because the course of the first leg has made a lot of noise in the Spanish capital. And all of Real hope that Carlo Ancelotti’s plan is much more offensive to avoid suffering the law of a PSG in a position of strength again.
