This is a blow that will hurt morale. While Antonio Rüdiger's injury is already being felt, David Alaba has also returned to the infirmary. On Tuesday, the club announced the terrible news for Carlo Ancelotti. This time, Real Madrid is really in trouble.
Already deprived of Carvajal and Éder Militão, Carlo Ancelotti's team is facing a new wave of injuries in defense. Now entering a crucial phase of the season, with big games in La Liga and the Champions League, the Madrid team will have to do without Antonio Rüdiger, injured in the championship match against Espanyol Barcelona on Saturday, as well as David Alaba.
Disaster at Real Madrid: David Alaba Injured After Rüdiger!
While many hoped to see the Austrian defender fill in for Rüdiger against Atlético Madrid and Manchester City in the Champions League next week, Real Madrid announced a new muscle relapse. "Following the examinations carried out on our player David Alaba by the Real Madrid medical services, a lesion in the adductor muscle of the left leg was diagnosed," the club officially announced on Tuesday.
This is very bad news for the Madrid team, just hours before the Copa del Rey quarterfinals against Leganés. According to initial indications, the player, who has already missed over a year of competition due to a knee cruciate ligament rupture, will be out for about two to three weeks.
Today, the Madrid team will have to rely on Raúl Asensio, Aurélien Tchouaméni, or even Ferland Mendy in central defense. It looks very complicated, especially considering the team's defensive difficulties this season.
When you consider that Florentino Pérez and others like José Ángel Sánchez had the opportunity to sign one or two defensive players during the last winter transfer market and decided not to, despite the signs of uncertainty surrounding the team, the incomprehension is total among Madrid fans.
Currently under pressure from Atlético Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, the White House will have to improvise defensively in the coming days.