Contrary to what seemed at first, everything indicates that Rodrygo will be available for Thursday’s classic at the Bernabeu, the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal. The Brazilian had suffered a tear in the buttock and missed last Saturday’s derby. The club feared that he would be out for ten days, but this morning he completed training normally. If he trains normally again tomorrow, Wednesday, he will enter the call.
Rodrygo has become one of the fixtures for Ancelotti in the eleven this season. Last season he used to come out as a shock in the second half and he was fundamental with his goals so that Madrid ended up winning the Champions League.
So far this season Rodrygo, 21, has played 2,330 minutes spread over 35 games. He has scored 10 goals (the team’s fourth highest scorer, after Benzema and Vinícius’ 18 goals and Valverde’s 12) and given seven assists.
On the other hand, the gala of The Best organized by FIFA continues to raise blisters in Real Madrid, who felt relegated in the awards despite having won the Champions League and the League last season. Among the Madrid fans and the club itself, the decision of David Alaba who, as captain of Austria, gave the highest vote for the individual award to Leo Messi has caused great discomfort. There has been such a mass of criticism on social networks that the central defender, now injured, apologized in a statement: “The Austrian team is the one who votes for this award as a team, not me alone. Everyone on the team council can vote And that’s how it’s decided.”
And he continues: “Everyone knows, especially Karim, how much I admire him and his performances and I have said many times that for me he is the best striker in the world, and he continues to be so. Without a doubt”, writes the Austrian.
Alaba, who did not go to the World Cup because Austria did not qualify, is not having a good season. The defender has had several injuries, the last one at Anfield, in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Liverpool. He will be out for another three weeks.
