Madrid to appeal Alonso booking The midfielder will miss the Champions League final unless their bid to overturn his ban is successful, though Real have been boosted by the return to fitness of Sami Khedira Bet £5£10£20£50£100= LEV Draw ATM Bet £5£10£20£50£100= LEV Draw ATM Bet £5£10£20£50£100= LEV Draw ATM Real Madrid will appeal Xabi Alonsos suspension for this months Champions League final, coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed. Alonso was booked in the first half of Reals 4-0 semi-final second leg win over Bayern Munich for a clumsy foul on Bastian Schweinsteiger. The yellow card was the Spain internationals third of the tournament, ruling him out of the final against city rivals Atletico Madrid in Lisbon on May 24. Madrid were already 3-0 ahead – and 4-0 up on aggregate – when Alonso committed his foul, and he later claimed missing the final was a shame and that being banned for the final due to an accumulation of yellow cards was an unfair rule. He could still feature in the showpiece though, after Ancelotti told reporters on Saturday that they would appeal against the decision. Xabi Alonsos natural replacement is (Asier) Illarramendi (if required), Ancelotti said. But we will appeal the yellow card. Sami Khedira was tipped to replace Alonso by some, with the Germany international returning to training last month for the first time since injuring his knee in a November friendly against Italy. And Ancelotti said he will play a part in his matchday squad for Sundays home clash against Valencia. Khedira is available for tomorrow. He will start on the bench, he added. Khedira will come back slowly (though). We will organise a friendly in Valdebebas next week to help him improve. Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25 Sign up with bet365 for a 100% deposit bonus up to £200 Sign up to Paddy Power for £250 in free bets #Goal
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 15:36:07 +0000
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