The Portuguese centre-back suffered from a concussion as Los Blancos drew the game against Valencia last weekend, but reports suggest that he has now finally recovered.
Jose Mourinho recently received good news as he got to know about Pepe’s recovery.
The Portuguese centre-back was involved in a harsh tackle on the last weekend, as Real Madrid faced a tough opposition in the shape of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863.
Los Blancos were expected to win the game, but they eventually managed to take only one point from the fixture as the final score-line of the game was 1-1.
However, two points weren’t the only things lost by Jose Mourinho, as he also lost his favourite centre-back, Pepe, after he was stretchered out because of a concussion which he picked up during the game.
The Portuguese centre-back is considered to be an integral part of Real Madrid’s set-up, especially with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Ramos-c33096 playing as a centre-back.
Pepe and Ramos form a deadly alliance in the centre-back position, and there are not many suitable replacements for the Portuguese defender, as it was seen during the game against Barcelona.
Real Madrid faced http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 during the Supercopa de Espana in midweek. The Catalan giants managed to win the game, as Pepe’s presence was severely missed by the Spanish champions.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 out, Barcelona always found a way past the Real Madrid defence line and it was easy for La Blaugrana to find the back of the net not once, but thrice.
However, now Los Blancos have received the good news as Pepe is back in training with the first-team.
Real Madrid will be facing Getafe over the weekend and now it is totally up to Mourinho to risk the player.
The Portuguese coach, Jose Mourinho, would definitely know that he has to face Barcelona on 29th of August, during the second leg of Supercopa de Espana which is going to take place at the Santiago Bernabeu.
However, the match against Getafe is also important as Real Madrid still have to record their first victory in the Spanish La Liga.
In case Pepe is left on the bench, Jose Mourinho will be fielding the Spanish centre-back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Albiol, in his position, just like he did during the game against Barcelona in the midweek.
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