Casemiro ruled out of Manchester City tie

Madrid midfielder Casemiro will miss tonight’s Champions League semi-final 2nd leg clash against Manchester City at the Bernabeu. The Brazilian has a hip injury and has not recovered in time to play, with the teams tied 0-0 after last week’s first leg in Manchester.   Real manager Zinedine Zidane confirmed in his press conference on […]
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2016-05-04 21:50:00

Madrid midfielder Casemiro will miss tonight’s Champions League semi-final 2nd leg clash against Manchester City at the Bernabeu. The Brazilian has a hip injury and has not recovered in time to play, with the teams tied 0-0 after last week’s first leg in Manchester.

 

Real manager Zinedine Zidane confirmed in his press conference on Tuesday, “Casemiro doesn’t have an injury, it’s an edema. And we don’t want to risk him. We have enough players. There are players that can do almost the same work as Casemiro. Whoever plays there will do the same job.

 

“Cristiano is well, at a 100 percent. He will play tomorrow. Cristiano is training well at a 100 percent. We will see Wednesday, but he is 100 percent. Cristiano has not recovered in two days, but in a week. He takes good care of himself.”

 

Casemiro was bullish about missing the game, despite an impressive first leg performance, “I will play in the final because I trust my teammates,” he told reporters. The ex-Porto midfielder has impressed with his displays in defensive midfield this year. It is expected that Isco will replace him tonight.

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