Real Madrid: David Alaba debuts, Gareth Bale with curious release

David Alaba celebrated his debut for Real Madrid on Sunday. At a test match against the AC Milan in Austrian Klagenfurt (0: 0), the 29-year-old Austrian was used in the first half.

Alaba played 25,000 fans in the internal defense next to Nacho Fernandez before he was replaced for Eder Militao. In the 32th minute he forced Milan-Keeper Mike Maignan to a parade. Alaba was transferred from FC Bayern Munich to Madrid before the season before the season. Most recently, he lacked because of a positive corona test.

"Surely it will take a few more days and weeks until I put myself a hundred percent, but it felt very good," Alaba said to the orf. "I did not have the trouble to insert me. It really fun every day is a lot of fun to work with the boys and try to succeed."

Gareth Bale was also used against Milan, who had played by Tottenham Hotspur in the past season and should actually leave the club. He gave a penalty in the 41st minute. On the back Bale wore the number 50, because Marco Assio had received his ancestral back number 11 in his absence.

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If Bale, who has a contract at Real, has a contract until 2022, in this league season for the team of coach Carlo Ancelotti, but he can not do this with the number 50. The statutes of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) allow the clubs only numbers from 1 to 25.