David Alaba suffers an injury scare just days before Real Madrid takes on Manchester City in the Champions League
Center back for Real Madrid David Alaba has been one of the team's most important players, and it is safe to say that the team would not have advanced to the Champions League semifinals without the inspirational summer signing, who, by the way, cost the club $0.00.
Can Real Madrid reach the Champions League Final without the two-time treble winner with Bayern Munich?
That is the prospect that Real Madrid may face. Los Blancos traveled to Pamplona on Wednesday night to face the team where Sergio Ramos suffered his career-ending injury last year.
And, shortly after scoring the game's first goal, Alaba went down with an apparent muscular injury just before the first half ended, with the score at 2-1 in Madrid’s favor over Osasuna.
Real Madrid's loss of David Alaba to Manchester City would be devastating.
Despite his center back partner, Eder Militao, Alaba has been Real Madrid's best and most consistent defender this season. As we saw against Barcelona in their first meeting of the season, the new No. 4 can come out of nowhere and score.
Alaba has been a leader, an important part of the build-up play, and is willing to put his body on the line to stop any shortfall. He is an inspirational Real Madrid center back, with many Madridistas remarking that he plays as if he has been here for years. Who can forget his masterclass against Sevilla over the weekend, in which he urged his teammates to be more aggressive and in which he urged his teammates to stop celebrating and go for the winning goal? which they got in the dying minutes!
Keep an eye out for any updates on Alaba's injury. It would be a huge loss if he was unable to play against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium next week. Starting left back Ferland Mendy has already missed a couple of games due to a muscle injury. Riyad Mahrez, a possible future Real Madrid transfer target, may be ecstatic at the prospect of facing a weakened Madrid defense. To face Pep Guardiola, they will need all hands on deck, especially their most adept defender at reading the game and making interventions, as well as reading the game offensively.
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