Carlo Ancelotti confirms the increase in the defensive injury ahead of the trip to RB Leipzig
Real Madrid head Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the captain of the club Nacho Fernandez will return against RB Leipzig.
Victory in the Spanish capital moves Ancelotti's side five points clear at the top of the table and they now turn their attention to the Champions League in midweek.
Ancelotti has confirmed that Jude Bellingham is undergoing tests on a sprained ankle with their chances of presenting unlikely at this stage.
However, there was positive news for Ancelotti's defensive options, with Antonio Rudiger excluded against Gerona.
The German international is still classified as a doubt to face RB Leipzig, but Nacho will return to the team, after not being risked against Girona, as per AS Diary.
Ancelotti praised the position of the central defenders Dani Carvajal and Aurelien Tchouameni to keep a clean sheet and one of them is expected to stay in place alongside Nacho on the road to Germany.
