David Alaba Injured Again in the Knee

How long the 32-year-old will be out was not predicted. Alaba had only made his comeback in January after a more than 13-month break due to a severe injury in his left knee, which caused him to miss the 2024 European Championship among other things.

Real is now running out of defenders in the season finale and in the fight for the championship. Antonio Rüdiger will be out for several weeks due to a knee operation and was also suspended for six matches following his outburst in the cup final. Ferland Mendy is also out injured.

For Ralf Rangnick, Alaba's renewed absence is also extremely bad news. His captain will miss the first World Cup qualification matches on June 7 in Vienna against Romania and three days later away against San Marino. Also highly questionable are other key players Marcel Sabitzer (knee) and Xaver Schlager (muscle injury).

(APA/Red)

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