With the express arrival of Kylian Mbappé to Jeddah, Xabi Alonso has a new weapon with which to face the final of the Spanish Super Cup. The landing of the Frenchman, who exercised without problems in the last training session held in the Saudi city enlivens the idea that Bondy’s is a starter in a new reissue of the final that took place last year on the same stage.
A Mbappé who has Barcelona among his favorite victims, with 12 goals scored in nine games (both with PSG and Real Madrid), who has just won the Golden Boot and is the current top scorer in the League (18) and in the Champions League (he has nine), but who He comes out of injury and there lies the big doubt about Xabi Alonso: whether to bet on the return of Mbappé (the speed of the trip of the 9 white points to that) or continue with the good work that Gonzalo has been doing both against Betis (he scored three goals) and Atlético de Madrid (he notably fought with the Atlético centre-backs -Pubill, Hancko and Le Normand- during the 90 minutes). Be that as it may, Either of the two will be accompanied by an intermittent Vinicius and an effervescent Rodrygo (He has made five starts in Madrid’s last six games, with three goals scored and three assists given.
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The other doubt was in the performance of Antonio Rüdiger. The German, who has been suffering from various muscular discomforts, played almost 70 minutes before retiring. But the German defender will be in the game again against the Blaugrana. A Rüdiger who the last time he played against Flick’s team was expelled and sanctioned with six games after throwing an object at De Burgos in the Cup final held in La Cartuja. If the German defender had not played, his position would have been occupied by Carreras, and the full-back was aimed at Mendy, but some discomfort in the Frenchman’s right calf makes him a doubt for the final.
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