Ancelotti explains Valverde replacement because of injury.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed that Federico Valverde was substituted because the player had a minor injury.

Los Blancos beat Mallorca 3-0 in the Supercopa de Espana semi-finals on Thursday to set up a meeting with Barcelona on Sunday.

After the game, Spanish media asked about Valverde leaving the field in the 75th minute, with Ancelotti admitting that the Uruguayan midfielder had a muscular problem, making him unwilling to take the risk.

Carlo Ancelotti has already hinted that the เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง two midfielders are struggling with the muscle injuries in the game.

Valverde was substituted early in the second half of the Mallorca game with Dani Ceballos taking his place.

Meanwhile, Bellingham seemed to struggle all through the second half clutching his thighs.

“He’s got a muscle problem, like Bellingham. It was an incredibly hot game. There’s still a long way to go and it could affect both of them.

“Bellingham and Valverde worked very hard. As I said, we didn’t expect the weather to be this hot, which affected the rhythm of the game. 

“I saw (Aurelien) Chuameni was fine on the bench. The team doctor wanted to take him off because the weather was not good.”

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