Madrid's Triumph Despite Injuries Continues: La Liga News
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00:00 Yeah, on paper is great news for them.
00:05 Chua Menny, their key defensive midfielder, is already back.
00:08 Kamavinga Karvahal not far behind them.
00:10 Vinicius, I know they want him back for the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia next month, but
00:15 remains to be seen.
00:17 The win over Alaves just before the holiday break was a big one.
00:20 It came at the very end with Real Madrid down to 10 men.
00:23 On the winning goal in second half stoppage time, you'll see three Alaves players trying
00:28 to mark Jude Bellingham from the corner, and that leaves Lucas Vazquez completely unmarked.
00:33 He scores the winning goal fairly easily.
00:36 This is the gravity of Jude Bellingham, the fear that he has now invoked in opponents.
00:41 Pretty clearly La Liga's player of the year.
00:43 So far, he's only been there for four months.
00:46 Also in this game was a really horrible red card challenge inflicted by Madrid captain
00:50 Nacho on Samu the Alaves forward, who coincidentally is on loan from Atletico.
00:56 This was a really bad tackle from behind just before the hour mark, and it left Madrid shorthanded
01:01 for the rest of the game.
01:02 But besides that, as I've said about Los Blancos before, they just keep finding ways to win.
01:07 Doesn't really matter who's injured, who's not playing well.
01:10 Someone always seems to pop up with the goods and their team spirit.
01:16 Everyone knows about the Madrid mystique and Carlo Ancelotti's preternatural ability to
01:20 harness it is why he's just received a new contract to 2026.
01:26 Madrid took one look at the managerial market and said, let's just stick with Carlo and
01:30 what we know.
01:31 And what they know is top of the table.
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