🧩 Xabi faces selection puzzle for Real Madrid v Alavés | OneFootball

Xabi Alonso faces a puzzle to assemble Real Madrid for the clash with Alavés, at 5 p.m. on Sunday (14), in La Liga.

Xabi does not have any of his three left-backs: Mendy is injured, and Carreras and Fran García are suspended.

The emergency solution, Camavinga, is also in the medical department. Everything indicates that a youth player will get his chance.

The defensive line will once again be improvised.

Valverde should play at right-back, Asensio will start in central defense, and his partner will be either Rüdiger or Huijsen, both under evaluation.

With Camavinga out and Valverde at right-back, the spot alongside Tchouameni in midfield should be filled by Ceballos.

Thus, a likely Real Madrid lineup is Courtois; Valverde, Asensio, Rüdiger (Huijsen), and Valdepeñas; Tchouameni, Ceballos, and Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vini Jr, and Mbappé.

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