OPEN THREAD | March 20, 2026
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Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, Ezek Ix and yours truly, Valyrian Steel. Massive Blow. As confirmed by the club, Courtois is out for 6 weeks minimum.
He will miss several important games including Atleti this weekend, the UCL quarters against Bayern and potentially El Clasico as well. Big loss at the business end of the season. One can only hope that Lunin steps up.
Preparations underway for the Derby. Bellingham and Militão trained partially with the group and performed specific individual work. Eder starting to train is a huge boost.
ICYMI: Arbeloa’s biggest strength might be understanding Real Madrid itself.