Carlo Ancelotti has admitted Real Madrid are sweating over midfielder Jude Bellingham’s fitness after he sat out the Super Cup semi-final win over Mallorca.
In the waning heat of Thursday’s 3-0 win, Bellingham showed real discomfort after appearing to suffer from a muscle strain injuryalthough this did not prevent him from joining the ua fight on the field after the game.
Bellingham’s injury came 15 minutes after Federico Valverde limped off and at the end of a half in which centre-back Aurelien Tchouameni was rushed off after a blow to the head.
Madrid face Clasico rivals Barcelona in the Supercup final on Sunday. When asked if the injured trio would be fit enough to play, Ancelotti initially tried to play down concerns about their condition.
I saw Tchouameni doing well on the bench, said the Italian. “The doctor preferred to take it off because it was a blow to the head.
“Bellingham and Valverde … overloads. We didn’t expect the heat and, in my opinion, it affected the rhythm of the game.”
However, in a later interview with MovistarAncelotti revealed that both Bellingham and Valverde had complained of muscle strain.
“[Valverde] he had an adductor strain, like Bellingham,” revealed the boss. “It was an unexpectedly hot game, it was very hot … and it could have affected both of them.”
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