Speaking to RealMadrid.com at the Commerzbank-Arena, Schuster held court on several matters pertaining to the blancos, not least that of Rafael van der Vaart.

The Dutchman is set for a return to Germany after leaving Hamburg for Madrid, and it’s almost certain that he’ll take part against Eintracht Frankfurt.

“It’s very likely that he’ll play. I am not sure for how long being that we are already thinking about Sunday [Spanish Super Cup]” said Schuster.

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The Equatorial Guinea international joined Benfica from Real Madrid earlier in the summer but has found first-team opportunities rather hard to come by in the pre-season.

Rubem Amorim, who also signed for the Eagles this summer, has been Quique Flores’ first pick, which has made Balboa start the games on the bench, just like it happened against Feyenoord on Saturday.

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