In a calm calm, the Real Madrid squad trained for the last time before taking on Alavés (Saturday, 9:00 pm). The bad run of results (draw against Osasuna and eliminations against Athletic (Super Cup) and Alcoyano (Cup) make it essential to achieve victory against the Vitoria team. For the match he will not be able to count on Fede Valverde. The club reported through a medical report that suffers a muscle injury to the adductor longus of the right leg. It is pending evolution. After consulting doctor González, a recovery time of between two and three weeks is estimated.
In the session, the coaching staff continued without being able to count on Sergio Ramos (continues with knee discomfort), Odegaard (heading to Arsenal), Nacho (You must continue to comply with the protocol for COVID-19) and Rodrygo, which continues with its recovery process. Conversely, recovers Carvajal, although as confirmed by David BettoniHe will not travel to Vitoria either The Madrid side, who was already with the group in Thursday's session, completing part of the session. In this way, the French coach will line up a fairly recognizable team. The youth squad Blanco and Víctor Chust were also in the session, who made his official debut for the Whites in the Cup elimination.
Alavés was the last team to take the three points from Valdebebas. The Vitorians beat the whites (1-2), with goals from Lucas Pérez, a penalty, and Joselu, who took advantage of an error by Courtois to almost sentence the match (he scored at the beginning of the second half). In addition, Atlético's victory against Eibar (1-2) has further widened the difference in points between the rojiblancos and the madridistas. In short, another litmus test for Zidane's men.