Champions League: Alaba and Casemiro Real Madrid injury doubts for Etihad trip
Central defender David Alaba and midfielder Casemiro are both doubts for the match, although they have been included in the squad to fly to Manchester.
Central defender David Alaba and midfielder Casemiro are both doubts for the match, although they have been included in the squad to fly to Manchester.
Chinese forward Wu Lei had chance to equalize for Espanyol four minutes after the restart, but his effort was saved by Thibaut Courtois, and neither side was able to produce a goal in the remaining minutes.
Manchester City on Wednesday scored two late goals at the Santiago Bernabeu to beat Real Madrid for the first time in their history.
Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos and Eden Hazard were all absent at the Santiago Bernabeu for Real Madrid but Casemiro stepped up in their place.
Can is reportedly regretting his decision to depart from Liverpool who continue to achieve new heights under manager Jurgen Klopp.
Notably, Vinicius featured for the first time in Brazilian colours in his team’s 1-0 defeat to Peru. This was Brazil’s first defeat after the FIFA World Cup 2018.
In his comeback match which ended in a 2-2 draw against Colombo on Friday, Neymar played a part in both the goals.
Casemiro's stunning long-range strike and a late goal from Luka Modric earned Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Sevilla and a much-needed boost to their flailing title challenge in La Liga.
Real Madrid Spanish defender Nacho Fernandez and Brazilian midfielder Casemiro remained on the sidelines on Friday as Los Blancos concluded their preparation ahead of the upcoming La Liga match against Valencia.
Casemiro refuted suggestions that Brazil's failure to reach the semi-finals represented failure.
