Why isn’t Nacho playing for Real Madrid against Mallorca in LaLiga?
Real Madrid haven’t had their troubles to seek this season in central defence. In the first very Game of the campaign, Eder Militão, an undisputed first pick, tore his anterior cruciate li Game nt, which David Alaba also did in the penultimate match of 2023 against Villarreal. WIth Los Blancos having opted not to strengthen in that position last summer, Antonio Rüdiger and Nacho are the only two senior centre-backs who are fit ahead of their first LaLiga fixture of 2024 against Mallorca on Wednesday. Nacho serves second suspension of the season However, Carlo Ancelotti will only be able to call upon the German international, with Nacho starting the year by serving a one-match suspension . The Madrid club captain was sent off in the narrow victory over Alavés on 21 December, receiving a straight red card (after a VAR check) for trodding on Samu Omorodion’s heel. The 33-year-old also saw red earlier in the season for an ugly challenge on Girona’s Portu, on that occasion being handed...