Recently, "Marca" talked about the wave of player injuries encountered by Real Madrid. They stated that the club's goal is to restore Huizen to his best condition in the national derby against Barcelona.

Although the news about Mbappe and Mastantono is reassuring, the "FIFA virus" is still plaguing Real Madrid, especially when the team still has more than half of its international competition tasks unfinished. Mbappe has returned to Madrid and the Argentinian is expected to return to the Valdebebas base, while Huizen, the only Los Blancos player in the Spanish national team, is the most seriously injured. He injured the soleus muscle of his left calf. Although the injury is not serious, he still needs to rest for 10 to 12 days.

The club's goal is to get Huizen back to his best form for the El Clasico against Barcelona, ​​and as for Mbappe, he should be able to play against Getafe next Sunday. Real Madrid's medical team compared his injury to that suffered by Militao after his collision with Serlote in the Madrid derby. The Brazilian did not travel to Almaty for a Champions League match, but that was more out of caution. Starting Monday, Mbappe will follow the same precautions: rest for two to three days before playing normally.

Mastantono's situation is slightly different as it is a muscular problem, although the club has ruled out the severity and described it as excessive fatigue. He already had this problem before training with the national team and now he will return to Madrid, where his recovery will be looked after by Real Madrid's physiotherapists over the next few days.

In any case, with Bellingham about to return, Mastantuono’s problem seems less urgent. Bellingham has gradually increased his playing time since recovering from shoulder surgery, especially an unexpected start in the derby. His return could affect either Mastantono or Guler's position, with the former more likely to be affected.

Obviously, this international break did not make Alonso and his coaching staff feel relaxed, because they had to deal with a large number of injuries before the interval, especially on the defensive end. In fact, in the Champions League match against Kairat Almaty, the coach was unable to use five defenders: Militao, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Carvajal and Mendy. This situation occurred again in the following game, and Huizen replaced Militao on the injured list.

Among the injured players, Carvajal has recovered the best. He may rejoin the team training after the national team match day and is expected to catch up with the national derby. Rudiger and Alexander-Arnold still need two weeks of special training, which means it is almost impossible for them to play against Barcelona. Mendy is expected to resume training with the team within a week, but as he has been out injured since the end of April, it is still uncertain when he can return to the game.