Carlo Ancelotti was hoping to see Thibaut Courtois back in training this Thursday. In the end, that was not the case. All eyes were therefore on the session this Friday afternoon. But still no Courtois at the Ciudad de Madrid training ground, along with the rest of the squad. “Courtois continues its recovery process”said Real Madrid, even if the player participated in part of the specific session with the goalkeepers.
Can we therefore still hope to see him train normally this Saturday and then play on Sunday afternoon? Not really … According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, this absence already condemns him for the Clasico. And it is therefore his replacement, the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin, who will have to rub shoulders with the Catalans.
Suffering from sciatic nerve pain since the end of September, Thibaut Courtois is recovering more difficult than initially expected. In any case, the Madrid medical staff does not want to rush his return. The urgency of the Clasico having passed, the doorman of the Red Devils will now see his situation evolve from day to day, before returning when he is at 100%.
