David Alaba is certain to be out against the leader Girona due to a possible fibrillar rupture
Rüdiger ended up injured in the match against UD Las Palmas, but will be at Ancelotti’s disposal
Injuries are starting to keep Carlo Ancelotti up at night. This Saturday they visit the leader, Girona, with problems in defense after David Alaba’s injury in the match against Las Palmas.
The Austrian will be out due to a possible fiber breakage who will have to certify the MRI he will undergo tomorrow. And the situation could have been even worse for Carlo Ancelotti, since Antonio Rüdiger also ended the duel against the Canarian team limping. The German did not train this Thursday as a precaution, but he will be available for the trip to Montilivi.
The season that has just started is not being kind to Real Madrid in the injury department. Before the official start he lost Courtois for the entire season and in the first league match in Bilbao, Militao also tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Two very important losses for Ancelotti’s defensive structure, which also did not have Mendy at the start of the League due to a muscle injury to the right femoral biceps that kept him out for 55 days and missed five games.
Besides, Carvajal missed the European debut against Unión de Berlin and the derby due to another muscle problem, stretching in the quadriceps, but he is recovered. Ancelotti preferred not to risk against Las Palmas and left him on the bench.
The Italian has eight defenders and four have passed or are in the infirmary. Rüdiger’s recovery eases the situation, since Ancelotti has two centre-backs, including Nacho, to face the leader. Otherwise, he would have had to improvise with Tchouameni, Mendy or turn to Marvel, Carrillo or Jacobo Ramón, from Real Madrid Castilla.