11 hours of flight Real Madrid went to the Champions League: 5 defenders were injured and absent, Alonso was forced to change his moves

In the Madrid derby in the 7th round of La Liga, Real Madrid lost to Atletico Madrid 2-5, and the six consecutive victories came to an abrupt end. Alonso's team needs to get out of the shadow of defeat as soon as possible: the Champions League is about to start again. On September 28, the entire Real Madrid team set off from Madrid and needed to fly 11 hours before they could arrive in Almuty, Kazakhstan.

For the first time in 75 years, Real Madrid has been scored 5 goals in a single game by Atletico Madrid. Alonso has coached Real Madrid in June and has suffered two crushing losses: Paris Saint-Germain 0-4 in the Club World Cup and La Liga lost to Atletico Madrid 2-5. Real Madrid's defensive strength is far from meeting the requirements. To make matters worse, injuries also follow.

captain Carvajal started in the derby and was replaced in the 59th minute. The results of the post-match examination showed that Kavajal had injured the soleus muscle of his right leg and was expected to be on duty for 4 weeks. Real Madrid will be absent from the Champions League against Almaty Keirat and Juventus, and in La Liga against Villarreal and Getafe. Kavajal is also likely to not be able to catch up with the national derby on October 26.

In October last year, Kavajal suffered a serious injury, with a ruptured cruciate ligament in the right knee, an ruptured external collateral ligament in the right leg, and a ruptured popliteal tendon in the Club World Cup in June. Not long after returning to the field, Kavajal was going to recover for another month.

Apart from Carvajal, Arnold, Mendy, Rudiger and Militon did not go to Almaty with the team. Militon was just a trauma, and her ankle was swollen and painful, and she could return in about 3 days.

Real Madrid's Champions League roster in Almaty, only 6 defenders: Alaba, Raul Asensio, Carreras, Fran Garcia, Heysen, and David Jimenez. In terms of choosing a central defender partner, Heisen and Raul Asensio can join forces; Carreras takes the main role in the left-back position. What gave Alonso a headache is that there is no real right-back.

Alonso can only be forced to change his moves: Valverde plays a guest right-back. This is also one of the common choices in Real Madrid during the Ancelotti era. Valverde plays as a fullback, and Joan Améney, Bellingham and Guerre will join the midfield. Although Almaty Keilat is only the worst player in the Champions League, Real Madrid's long-distance travel is inevitable: the whole team needs to fly 11 hours before they can arrive in Almaty. This is also the furthest Champions League journey in Real Madrid's history.