Real Sociedad is already thinking about the San Mamés Basque derby this Sunday. Leipzig is past. All attention is focused on Athletic Club. And in that sense, the main concern is to physically recover some players who finished the match played in the Red Bull Arenabecause it was as expected, it was very demanding. In the head of Imanol Alguacillike is logic, He is also doing rotations to try to keep his team fresh in another game that is presumed to be of high intensity.. But the reality is that the physical problems with which some Leipzig footballers return complicate the intentions of the Oriotarra coach a little more. Among them is Alexander Isak, who could not play in San Mamés despite the fact that finally, and fortunately, he does not suffer any fiber breakage.
The case of the ‘Swedish cuttlefish’ is the one that worries the most. He suffered some muscular discomfort before the game that led the doctors to recommend that he not play against RB Leipzig waiting for the medical tests that were going to be performed on him to rule out some type of fiber rupture. Fortunately, he does not suffer any muscular injury, and has simply suffered from muscular discomfort, with which he could have some hope of playing in the Basque derby. The problem is that he doesn’t want to take the slightest risk, and given the possibility that, if he plays, he could be permanently broken and lose him for the next few weeks, Imanol is seriously thinking about reserving him at San Mamés and that he is in the best possible condition to play in the second leg against Leipzig at the Reale Arena next Thursday. For now, we will have to wait until Donosti and see if he participates in the pre-match session this Thursday. The Swede is a serious doubt, although it would not be surprising if he sat on the bench from the start, just in case. because I would only be Sorloth as a reference forward.
Discarded for San Mamés is Diego Ricowho suffered a muscle puncture at the Red Bull Arena that caused him a fiber break that could keep him away from the pitch for the next two weeks. Aihen Munoz he will have to play against Athletic Club; and the side of the subsidiary Ander Martinwho made his debut in an official match with the first team in Leipzig, will have to be on the bench. Imanol could also recruit from the second team Djouahra, who is already a regular, Lobete and, perhaps, Karrikaburu. In attack the realistic team is very diminished, due to the almost certain loss of Isak and Januzajwho is also not going to be on time for the appointment Bilbao, as expected. He will not be able to play the second leg either, because the realistic doctors are not very optimistic, he suffers a fiber breakage that requires a minimum of two weeks of recovery, and not a single one has passed yet.
In the Basque derby, Imanol Alguacil is going to recover Martin Zubimendisanctioned in Europe, which will give breathing space to Zubeldiaor to one of the centrals, Aritz and Le Normandwho are playing it all. Silva and Guevara also have options to start against Athletic Club to give rest to players who are loading minutes. And then there is the goal. The substitution of Alex Remiro in Leipzig was surprising, but it could also be due to the fact that he was ill, despite the fact that he sat on the bench. The goal of Cascante came back sick to Donostiaeven though It doesn’t seem like something that could prevent him from playing in San Mamés if Imanol deems it convenient. She was going through a great moment of form, and it was very strange that she did not play. Mathew Ryan did it, who responded again with a great performancesaving two auctions that carried a lot of danger and that would have meant the realistic defeat in the Red Bull Arena.