The last time the Real Madrid visited Euskadi, 10 days ago that seem like a whole world, Xabi Alonso He decided to travel to Bilbao the day before and that bothered his capricious footballers. The white team devastated (0-3) and the San Sebastian team compensated them with two days off and showed up for the match against Celta with just one training session.
10 days ago that seem like a whole world, Madrid believed they had found some peace after the consecutive draws in Vallecas, Elche and Girona. However, after losing consecutively against Celta and the Manchester Citytonight's match against Alavés is presented as a potential final season for Xabi Alonso.
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe (d) and coach, Xabi Alonso, during the team's training at the Valdebebas Sports City in Madrid this Saturday. / RODRIGO JIMÉNEZ / EFE
Nobody in the club verbalizes it in public, of course, but A defeat in Mendizorroza (9:00 p.m.), about 80 kilometers from his native Tolosa, would end the Gipuzkoan coach's stay on the Madrid bench.. And not even victory would clear up the threat, since the visit to Talavera on Wednesday and Sevilla's visit to the Bernabéu next Saturday will be two new 'match balls' to determine whether or not Xabi eats the nougat in Valdebebas.
Xabi: “Nothing surprises me”
“I have been in football for many years and I am not surprised by anything that can happen. They are normal things”Alonso said yesterday, who tries to pretend that nothing is happening around him, that the club has not issued him a public ultimatum through the press, avoiding all the complicated questions with exquisite politeness and temper. Which lately there are many.
Madrid will start their match seven points behind Barça and, perhaps, behind Villarreal in the classification. Maximum pressure at this point in the season for a team, with up to nine casualties, almost all of them concentrated on the defensive line: Trent, Carvajal, Military, Alaba, Mendy and Camaving are injured and Carreras, Fran García and Endrick They will pay for their expulsions from last week against Celta.
The consolation for Xabi Alonso is that it will recover Mbappéalthough it is not in full condition. Also returns Huijsen and discomfort shouldn't stop them from playing Valverde y Rüdiger. They will force if necessary, because Xabi Alonso needs them for the duel against the team as a whole. 'Chacho' Coudet. ValdepeñasCastilla's left-handed centre-back, has a chance of starting.
Lineups
Alavés: Sivea; Otto, Tenglia, Pacheco, Yusi; White; IBÉñaz, Denis Suárez; Caleb, Rebbach; y so.
Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Huijsen, Asencio, Vallepeñas or Rüdger; Rodrygo, tchouameni, ceballos, Bellingham; vicíicus y mbappé.
Arbitrator: Víctor García Verdura (Catalan Committee).
Estadio: Mendizorroza.
Time: 9pm. Dazn.
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