Praise, go down against the Lightning

Alaba will not be in Vallecas. The Austrian suffers mild adductor discomfort and the club has decided not to force. It is a matter of caution and prudence, since the ailments are not more serious. The news, advanced by The beach barclarifies that It will be, a priori, Ancelotti’s only casualty this Saturday at the Vallecas Stadium (6:30 p.m., Movistar LaLiga). The other two unknowns were Valverdeabsent yesterday due to gastroenteritis and Bale, with individual works in the last days. But both are training with the group at the moment (the Welshman has done part of the session with his teammates and part alone).

no praise, Carletto he must line up another squire for Militao. Nacho has all the ballotsTaking into account that Vallejo, the fourth bullet, does not count: he is the player on the squad with the fewest minutes among all competitions, only 14′. The 6 He has only played 17 minutes since the Copa elimination in San Mamés, when without Mendy (injured) and Marcelo (suspended), he played at left back. This season he has played 1,470 minutes, spread over 26 games (15 as a starter, 11 coming off the bench).

Resting -almost forced- to Alabawho had played absolutely everything since the Super Cup final. He is, in fact, the third player on the squad who has played the most minutes (3,053′)just behind Military (3,174′) and Courteous (3,180′). The defender has only been left out of a call-up three times this season: the Super Cup final, Celta’s visit to the Bernabéu (matchday 4) and Real Madrid’s visit to San Mamés (matchday 21). Whenever it was missing, Nacho played.