Congested calendar, more injuries make game less entertaining - Zidane

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MILAN (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane believes football's fixture overload is harming the sport's entertainment value as his side prepare to face Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday with a squad depleted by injuries.

Madrid will be without leading striker Karim Benzema and captain Sergio Ramos due to muscle injuries while key midfielder Federico Valverde has a broken leg. Defender Eder Militao and striker Luka Jovic are out after recently testing positive for COVID-19, while Alvaro Odriozola is also sidelined.

"We've reached a point where you start to think that with so many matches and so many injuries, the spectacle is not the same," Zidane told a news conference on Tuesday ahead of the clash with Inter at the San Siro. Real midfielder Luka Modric also complained about the number of matches players are being asked to play and warned against the creation of new competitions such as the expanded Club World Cup.

 

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