Real Madrid don face new defensive problem as David Alaba pick up injury during dem 1-0 win over Getafe for La Liga on Sunday. Di Austrian defender start him first league match of di season but no fit continue after first half, as Xabi Alonso replace am with Raul Asencio for di restart.
After di game, Los Blancos head coach Xabi Alonso confirm say Alaba feel something for him calf, and dem no wan risk am further. “Alaba calf don dey stiff, and we no wan take risk. We go assess am better tomorrow,” Alonso tell journalists for him post-match press briefing.
Na only three league appearances Alaba don make dis season, and with di 33-year-old contract set to expire at di end of di season, question still dey about him future for Madrid. Di injury just add more uncertainty to di situation.
Right now, Real Madrid already dey miss key defenders like Dean Huijsen, Antonio Rudiger, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal, and Ferland Mendy — all because of injury. But small good news dey as Mendy don return to training, while Alexander-Arnold, Carvajal, and Huijsen fit make return before El Clasico go hold this weekend.
Madrid still manage grind out three vital points against Getafe wey finish di match with nine men. Kylian Mbappe, once again, prove why e be game changer as e score di winning goal for 80th minute to send Los Blancos back to di top of di La Liga table — just ahead of next weekend’s heavyweight clash against Barcelona.
“E no easy match at all,” Alonso admit. “Getafe dey aggressive and we know say e no go be pretty football today. But di team stay focused, work hard, and do wetin dem suppose do. We enter next week with good energy.”
Di coach also hail Kylian Mbappe for him consistent form. “We dey very happy with how Kylian dey perform. Him goals dey decide games and him overall involvement dey lift di team. Goals dey give points, but we still need everybody — plenty things dey happen behind di scenes wey no dey show for scoreboard.”
Madrid fans now dey hope say di defensive injury crisis no go spoil di momentum as di team dey enter crucial stretch of di season. With Alaba possibly joining di long list of injured defenders, Alonso go need shuffle im backline once again before El Clasico.
When Real Madrid Go Play Next?
Los Blancos go face Juventus for Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night as part of di Champions League group stage, aiming to make am four straight wins across all competitions. After dat, all attention go shift to di first El Clasico of di campaign on Sunday, as Real Madrid host Barcelona for one heavyweight showdown between di top two clubs for Spain.
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