The Austrian defender of “Real Madrid” David Alaba suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee during the match against “Villarreal”.

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David Alaba will not play at EURO 2024

Alaba was injured in the 32nd minute and was replaced by Nacho. The Austrian left the field with the support of Madrid doctors, unable to put his left foot on the ground.

After undergoing an MRI on Sunday night, Real Madrid announced in a press release that their centre-back is suffering from a “torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee” and that he “will undergo surgery in the coming days”.

“We are very sad for him and for the fact that we are losing another player. Never in my career have I had three cruciate ligament tears in as many months (according to Courtois and Militao – no). But the team must persevere, and despite all these problems, we are doing much more than anyone could have imagined.” – Carlo Ancelottiat the press conference, quoted by News.ro.

Out for at least six months, Alaba bids farewell for the current season. He will also miss EURO 2024 (June 14 – July 14), where Austria are in Group D (along with the Netherlands, France and the winner of play-off A).

The Spanish press reports that “Real” is already looking for a replacement for Alaba, and the list will include Goncalo Inacio (Sporting, 22 years old), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta, 20 years old), Antonio Silva (Benfica, 20 years old). or Willian Pacho (Eintracht Frankfurt, 22).