Mbappé, the Only Healthy One of the Fantastic Four: What's Wrong with Vini, Bellingham, and Rodrygo

The high pace of the 24/25 season is taking a toll on almost all members of Santiago Bernabéu locker room. Injuries have once again become recurrent this season to the despair of Carlo Ancelotti, who is immersed in the "even more difficult" situation that has been so challenging to manage. The forward line, until now, seemed immune to those bad dynamics related to physical condition.

But the match against Rayo Vallecano changed everything. So much so that Real Madrid's medical services have registered some alarm over the condition in which several of the key players finished that match at Santiago Bernabéu. Of the "Fantastic Four," only Kylian Mbappé is completely healthy.

This situation arises just two days before the match at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, where Real Madrid is playing for its place in the Champions League quarter-finals. The clash against Atlético de Madrid will not be an easy or lacking in intensity match, so Carlo Ancelotti wants all his players to be at their physical peak. The recovery of these injured players, however, is expected to be very quick according to the initial post-match forecasts.

One of those affected is Vinícius Jr. The verdeamarelo striker scored a great goal against Rayo Vallecano and played the full 90 minutes, but he did so with a bruise on a toe of his right foot. This minor ailment, however, doesn't seem to have significantly affected him and there is a lot of calm in the club regarding his recovery.

They Will Arrive on Time

The same goes for players like Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo Goes. The English "5" returned to the squad after two matches of suspension in LaLiga and Champions League, and he was substituted in the Real Madrid-Rayo Vallecano match with Atlético de Madrid in mind. The image of Jude Bellingham on the local Madrid bench, with ice on the right side of his right knee, alarmed Madrid fans.

Without any reason, because the "pride of Birmingham" barely has a bruise on that joint. He would also have an affected right thigh, but there is no danger in the aftermath of the match against "La Franja." Rodrygo Goes, meanwhile, is still feeling the effects of the stomp he received in the last match played at the merengue coliseum.

His left hand received a strong blow that has affected a metatarsal of that limb, but the Brazilian "11" assures he is in perfect condition for the match. The information published by Mario Cortegana confirms the sentiment of the medical services regarding the three injured footballers at Real Madrid.

The "The Athletic" journalist assures that Carlo Ancelotti trusts in having the "Fantastic Four" complete to face Atlético de Madrid at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The match to be played this Wednesday is a key encounter in the course of the current season and no one at Valdebebas wants to fail.