Real Madrid 's next match will be closely watched by football fans. After a rather amateurish start, Xabi Alonso's team showed off their football in the third group match of the Club World Cup. Against Salzburg, the Casa Blanca cruised to a 3-0 victory, and the tactics implemented by the new Madrid coach are finally starting to bear fruit. For the first time since taking over, Xabi Alonso managed to animate his team as he wanted, both defensively and offensively.
Against Juventus, they will have to do it again, but this time with an additional element, and not the least: Kylian Mbappé . The Frenchman missed the entire competition due to acute gastroenteritis. Very weak and hospitalized in Miami, he had missed almost all of the Madrid club's training sessions until now. But, he will finally make his return against Juventus. According to information from Marca, he participated, normally, in the last training sessions of Real Madrid and he still has three sessions left before the clash against the Italian club.
Mbappé must adapt quickly
Before the match against Salzburg, Mbappé, who had just returned, spoke with Xabi Alonso and the medical staff and it was agreed to rest him so as not to rush his return. This time, it's for real, and he will return to the squad against Juve. But will he be a direct starter or will he start on the substitutes' bench first? That's the question Xabi Alonso is currently asking himself. In his absence, the Spanish coach has relied on young Gonzalo Garcia, who has seized his opportunity perfectly, scoring two goals and providing one assist in three matches.
Above all, the Spaniard has a profile that perfectly matches Xabi Alonso's tactical requirements, with an ability to press and repeat efforts. Madrid-based daily Marca explains that Real Madrid hopes Kylian Mbappé will agree to put in the effort in pressing. Because Xabi Alonso wants to partner the Frenchman with Vinicius Jr., but with great flexibility in central movement and therefore defensive runs. The Brazilian seems to have understood what his coach was asking for. It remains to be seen whether this will be the case for Mbappé. But Xabi Alonso hopes his star will make his job easier, because if the team performs tactically with Gonzalo Garcia, it will start from scratch with Mbappé and will therefore have to redevelop its reflexes. Xabi Alonso is already racking his brains.
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