On Sunday, Real Madrid lost in El Clasico to arch-rival Barcelona. The victory also secured Barca the La Liga title. A dark cloud still hangs over the Real part of Madrid. On Tuesday, the BBC reports Jose Mouriho and Real Madrid are in the final phase of negotiations. On the same day, Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas warns against bringing Mourinho back. On the same day, Hansi Flick says he is extending his contract with Barcelona, the coach who has sunk Real Madrid in La Liga in two out of two attempts. On the same day, the World Cup squad arrives in Spain, illustrating the balance of forces between Barca and Real Madrid.
Now, Real Madrid has no shortage of national team players, but when Barcelona ends up with three times as many Spanish players selected for the World Cup squad as Real Madrid, then it hurts, especially with the captain out in the cold.
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When Spain won Euro 2024, Dani Carvajal was in a leading role. However, that will not be the case in this summer’s World Cup finals. The Real Madrid captain is not part of national team coach Luis de la Fuente’s gross squad, which consists of 55 Spanish players (only 26 of them travel to the World Cup).
In fact, there are only three players from Real Madrid on that list, as Dean Huijsen, Fran García and Gonzalo García are in the running to go to the World Cup, reports Marca.
According to the Spanish media, national team coach Luis de la Fuente has called Carvajal in recent days to explain to the Real Madrid player why there is no room for him this time.
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At rival Barcelona, things look completely different. The Spanish champions have a total of nine players among the 55, such as Joan García, Eric García, Pau Cubarsí, Dani Olmo, Pedri, Fermín López, Gavi, Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal.
It’s already a leaden week for the Real Madrid squad.
