• Zidane. "We'll play when I play, I don't like violence"

The center of the Real Madrid field, the most battered area during the summer transfer market - Marcos Llorente and Dani Ceballos left and no reinforcement arrived - has become a headache for Zinedine Zidane. In the absence of personnel due to the planning of the workforce, the constant injuries must be added. The French coach, a few days after starting a decisive week with duels against Mallorca, Galatasaray and Barcelona, ​​only has two healthy players in the core: Casemiro and Fede Valverde. Healthy, yes, but punished for long trips and the accumulation of minutes.

Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Lucas Vázquez, the three injured, are ruled out for Mallorca (Saturday, 9 pm), although they are expected to arrive at the crucial event in Istanbul, where Real Madrid will play its continuity in the Champions League. Those of Chamartín already accumulate 16 mishaps in the form of injury so far this year.

The Croatian was the last to join the wide list of casualties during international commitments. In the encounter with Wales, where Gareth Bale also finished - yesterday he exercised alone in Valdebebas and it is doubtful for Saturday - he suffered a "bruise on the quadriceps of the right leg." Kroos, injured in the adductor of his left leg before the break, and Lucas Vázquez, with discomfort in the right twin, will not enter the call this weekend.

Just a workout

The center of the white field is a plot. Only Casemiro and Fede Valverde survive there, although with a very heavy load of minutes and hours of airplane. Both played the two full matches with their teams and will arrive in Mallorca with just one training in Valdebebas.

The 'Pajarito', in fact, did not land in Madrid until Friday afternoon. The Brazilian, meanwhile, did exercise the day before with the rest of his teammates, while the Administrative Court of Sport (TAD) announced the withdrawal of the card he received before Villarreal.

Casemiro is, together with Sergio Ramos, the Madrid player who accumulates the most minutes in LaLiga (690). He has only been replaced once in eight games and is the member of the white squad that recovers the most balls (21). His numbers and his role as guardian of the spinal cord make him an indispensable piece in Zidane's gear, which in Palma will again opt for James Rodriguez as the third midfielder. He has no other.

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  • Gareth Bale
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  • RCD Mallorca

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