Is David Alaba celebrating his comeback in the Supercup against Mallorca?

The comeback of ÖFB star David Alaba for his club Real Madrid is still a long time coming and could now take place on Sunday in the Spanish Football Super Cup final in the Clasico against FC Barcelona. The 32-year-old Viennese was back in the squad for the first time in over a year in the semi-final game against Real Mallorca on Thursday. However, the defender watched Madrilenia’s 3-0 win in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from the substitutes’ bench.

Alaba saw a superior Madrid team from there, but had to wait until the 63rd minute for the lead. This worried Jude Bellingham after Rodrygo only hit the bar in the same scene and Kylian Mbappe was denied by Mallorca keeper Dominik Greif. The defending champions were content with managing the 1-0 lead until Martin Valjent unintentionally brought about the final decision with an own goal in stoppage time (93′). Birthday boy Rodrygo added another goal in front of former Real star striker Karim Benzema (95th).

This means that for the third time in a row there will be a Supercup final between Real and Barcelona, ​​who eliminated Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Wednesday. Last year, coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team had the upper hand 4-1, and in 2023 Barca were successful 3-1.