Modric And Marcelo Test Positive For Covid-19

Marcelo and Luka Modric have tested positive for Covid-19, the Spanish league leaders disclosed this on Wednesday. 

“Real Madrid informs that our players Marcelo and Luka Modric have tested positive for Covid-19,” the club said in a statement.

Real Madrid is to play against Cadiz on Sunday, December 19, before taking a trip to face Athletic Club in Bilbao a few days after on Wednesday, December 22.

It is therefore expected that Marcelo and Modric will be absent  for these two matches after testing positive, so the first match they could return for is the fixture away at Getafe on January 2.

Modric, 36, has four assists in 12 games this season while Marcelo has struggled for game time under Ancelotti.