Real Madrid promote a football camp that will be held at the club’s Sport City this July
L’Equipe has posted a retraction to their claim that Gonzalo Higuaín will be sold. The paper originally quoted José Ángel Sánchez, RM’s general manager: “In a great club like Real, we believe we need two number nines of a high level. We have Benzema and Higuaín. Higuaín will leave, Benzema will stay and two others will come.”
Sánchez has since denied making any sort of public statement regarding Higuaín or any other member of Real Madrid.
Injury update: Ronaldo and Pepe returned to group training. Arbeloa and Marcelo were in the gym.
Yellow card alert: Essien (2) and Ramos (4)
Absences: Arbeloa and Marcelo (injury)
Call-ups (22)
- GK: Casillas, Adán, López
- D: Albiol, Carvalho, Coentrão, Nacho, Pepe, Ramos, Varane
- MF: Alonso, Callejón, Di María, Essien, Kaká, Khedira, Modrić, Özil
- F: Benzema, Higuaín, Morata, Ronaldo
Higuaín tracking back and making a good tackle
Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Real Madrid | UCL (Semi-final, 1st leg)
- Ronaldo: 43’ (Higuaín assist)
“The best team by far won. Individually and collectively Dortmund were better and deserved their victory. They were first to every ball and were far more intense than us. We found it hard to hold onto possession when they pressed. I think all of my players gave it their all. We can come back.” — José Mourinho“We were lacking in attitude and I point to myself first when I say that. It will be very difficult in the return leg at home but we must remain confident and try to react. When the draw for the semi-finals was made a lot of people thought this was going to be easy for us but this is a German team we are talking about; they are a great side.” — Sergio Ramos
Real Madrid 3-1 Real Betís | Özil 90’
- Real Madrid has won every league match in which Mesut Özil has scored (13 of 13)
Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Real Madrid | Higuaín 76’
“I’m happy because of the win and because I played and scoring a goal is important. We won well, but at times we had problems because Athletic are a good team. This is a stadium where we know how to play and it is a very special place because we won the League here last year.” — Gonzalo Higuaín
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- Essien - pain in right leg
- Ronaldo - injured right leg
- Pepe - injured left leg
- Higuaín - injured left leg and foot
