Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, held a preparatory press conference for the match against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 30th round of the Spanish Premier League.
Real Madrid is at the top of the La Liga standings with 72 points, a full 8 points behind its closest competitor, Barcelona, which is in second place with 64 points.
Real Madrid hopes to overcome the obstacle of Athletic Bilbao, which is preparing to compete in the Spanish King’s Cup final against Real Mallorca next Saturday. The white team wants to establish itself in the lead and not give Barcelona a chance to reduce the point difference.
For its part, Athletic Bilbao is seeking to maintain its presence in the top four places qualifying for the Champions League, as it occupies fourth place with 56 points, which is only one point behind Atletico Madrid, which is in fifth place.
In his statements during the press conference, Ancelotti gave Real Madrid fans good news regarding Militao and Camavinga.
Regarding the Brazilian defender, Ancelotti said: “Militao will return to the list tomorrow, and this is the most important news. He’s not 100%, because he needs to play more, but he’s fine from the injury. “It is very good news for us.”
He added: “We have to see it match by match. Maybe he will be given minutes tomorrow and we have time until April 9 [Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester City] to improve his condition. The knee is fine, all he needs is football, and getting used to playing on a big field again and with his teammates. “He has recovered very well.”
In response to the question: Will Militao be Rudiger’s companion against City? Ancelotti replied: “Maybe no, maybe yes.” I’m not saying it’s 50%, it could be 70% no and 30% yes, but Militao is very important. It helps us in many things. “It is not completely ruled out.”
Regarding Camavinga, who returned from the France camp injured, he said: “The international players have recovered well. “We had a little problem with Camavinga, but he trained normally today.”
