Real Madrid Hit By Fresh Injury Concerns Ahead Of Copa Del Rey Final

‎Real Madrid could be without defender David Alaba and midfielder Eduardo Camavinga for the Copa del Rey final after both were injured in Wednesday’s 1-0 La Liga victory over Getafe.

‎A first-half goal from Turkish midfielder Arda Guler secured the win for Real, which kept their La Liga title ambitions alive.

‎However, the triumph came at a cost, and coach Carlo Ancelotti is already without key players Kylian Mbappe and Ferland Mendy ahead of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona.

‎”We will see tomorrow what the medical exams say, but (Alaba and Camavinga) both suffered leg muscle injuries, and it looks very unlikely for them to make it to Saturday’s final,” Ancelotti revealed in a post-match press conference.

‎With Mendy, Alaba, and Camavinga potentially unavailable, Ancelotti may need to depend on Fran Garcia to take over the left-back spot, where his primary responsibility will be to contain Barcelona’s 17-year-old prodigy, Lamine Yamal.

‎Barcelona, pursuing a treble, currently leads La Liga with 76 points, four points clear of Real Madrid, with five matches left to play before the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Inter Milan next week.

‎They have already recorded emphatic victories over Real this season, winning 4-0 at Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga in October and 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia in January.

‎”There may be a favorite, but a final is a final. And anything can happen,” Ancelotti said.

‎”We will have to defend well, but we’ll have our chances up top. Today’s victory is a good boost. It was a good first half and more difficult at the end, but we won.”