Alaba is not ruled out for a hypothetical final

The absence of David Alaba in the semifinal of the Super Cup against Barcelona It does not imply that their contest will be ruled out on Sunday if Madrid qualify for the final. The Austrian central defender has been left out not only from Ancelotti’s eleven, but from the final call-up (the Italian coach had to make two discards from among the 24 players who have traveled in the white expedition) for some last minute muscle discomfort. Despite the setback, the club does not rule out that he could play a hypothetical final if Madrid prevails against Barcelona tonight.

It will be the third game David Alaba has missed this season. The 29-year-old defender had only missed two games so far. He did not play against Celta, in the reopening of the Bernabéu, after returning from the first team break with an overload. For the rest, the injuries have respected him. His second absence was due to the coronavirus. A positive the day before prevented him from playing the clash against Athletic in San Mamés with which Madrid closed 2021.

The defender has so far been an indispensable piece for Carlo Ancelotti, who after a start to the season in which he placed him as a left-back, has chosen to consolidate him as a Militao partner in the center of the rear. Alaba has added 2,304 minutes so far this season, only surpassed by Courtois’s 2,430 (the Belgian has played everything except the Cup match against Alcoyano) and Militao’s 2,427. He has scored two goals. His first goal as a Real Madrid player was scored precisely against Barcelona: the 0-1 that opened the scoring in the league Classic. The other was the first of the 0-3 that Real Madrid achieved in their visit to Sheriff Tiraspol.