Ahead Of Real Madrid Vs Cadiz: Rudiger Will Not Play For Los Blancos Until After The World Cup, Benzema Di Berhitung
JAKARTA - Real Madrid resumed training on Tuesday after suffering a 2-3 defeat to Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Monday. They prepare for the match against Cadiz on Thursday.
For that match, German defender Antonio Rudiger will not be available and French player Karim Benzema is doubtful.
The centre-back is still recovering from a hip injury that caused him to miss the game against Rayo Vallecano and will no longer play for Los Blancos until competition resumes after the World Cup break.
However, it has not been confirmed whether German national team coach Hansi Flick will bring the former Chelsea player to Qatar or not. Depending on the severity of the injury.
Meanwhile, Benzema, despite returning to training but his presence against Cadiz is in doubt. If he can't take part, he'll miss the seventh matchday in the league, which is 50 percent of the games played by Carlo Ancelotti's side.
The French striker still doesn't feel enough to finish training at the same speed as his teammates.
Meanwhile, the starters against Rayo Vallecano are recovering, while the rest are doing normal training.
The session was attended by several players from the youth academy. Sergio Arribas, Mario Martin and Aranda train with their seniors.
Arribas did so the day after receiving an award from AFE, which credits him as the best player in Group II Primera RFEF last season.