Overview
- The 33-year-old completed most of Friday’s session with the group at Valdebebas, according to The Athletic’s Guillermo Rai.
- Inclusion in Sunday’s squad is expected if he trains normally on Saturday, with a final fitness check to confirm availability.
- He has missed four straight matches since a right-calf (soleus) strain sustained against Getafe on October 19.
- Real Madrid’s defense remains thin with Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Franco Mastantuono out, leading to pairings such as Éder Militão with Dean Huijsen.
- Alaba has logged only four appearances totaling about 145 minutes this season and is set to link up with Austria next week after a call-up for World Cup qualifiers.