The German Antonio Rüdiger, who was already out against Atlético, will not be in the squad for the match against Girona this Saturday (6:30 p.m. CET, -1 GMT) after suffering "a muscle injury in the vastus lateralis of the thigh." left" which, in addition, as EFE learned from club sources, will keep him off the playing fields for about two weeks.
The medical report communicated by the club on its website leaves Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti without any central defender from the first team for the duel against the second-placed team in LaLiga EA Sports.
In addition to Rüdiger, Nacho Fernández suffers muscle problems and the Brazilian Eder Militao and the Austrian David Alaba each have ruptures of the anterior cruciate ligament in their knees.
For this reason, the Frenchman Aurélien Tchouaméni will move from the midfield to the center of the defense and his partner will be either Dani Carvajal, as happened in the derby against Atlético de Madrid last Sunday (1-1) or the Frenchman Ferland Mendy.
The other option that Ancelotti has is that of Jacobo Ramón. 19-year-old central defender who plays in the Juvenil A team coached by Álvaro Arbeloa. A footballer who stands out for being agile and quick on the court and who also takes advantage of his height in attack, exceeding 1.9 meters, to be a threat from set pieces.
Rüdiger's last-minute injury could open the doors to the first team for him, and not only against Girona, since the German will be out, as EFE learned, for the next two weeks; which includes the commitments against RB Leipzig, the first leg of the round of 16 of the 'Champions' on Tuesday, the visit to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, February 18 and would arrive just to receive Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, February 25 .
