Antonio Rudiger was not endangered by coach Carlo Ancelotti after grabbing a flu early on the weekend, and now Thibaut Courtois has also fallen. Courtois, who was an undisputed Liga holder, was not included in the group of the day to face the Rayo, which was confirmed by Real Madrid on Sunday morning. According to Diario As, he suffers from a slight discomfort in the right ball joint, and consequently, Ancelotti made the decision not to put him in danger.
This means that Andriy Lunin, on whom Ancelotti counted in Copa del Rey, benefited from a rare tenure in Liga. The Ukrainian goalkeeper thus made his fourth appearance in the championship of the season, and he kept his invited cage in two of the previous three-the other being a certain 4-0 defeat against Barcelona to the Bernabeu.
Andriy Lunin with the rescue
The good news for Real Madrid is that Courtois is slightly injured and that he will be available to face Atlético Madrid during the return match of the Champions League in the Metropolitano on Wednesday. Rudiger will also be available, because he is already recovered from his illness, but Ancelotti decided that he preferred not to use it against Rayo.
