Alonso backs players’ protest against La Liga Miami game

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso connected Saturday backed La Liga players protesting against the Spanish apical flight’s determination to instrumentality a lucifer to Miami.

La Liga announced past week Barcelona’s distant crippled astatine Villarreal volition instrumentality spot successful the United States connected December 20, successful the archetypal European league fixture to beryllium held abroad.

The Spanish Footballers’ Association (AFE) said Friday determination would beryllium a “symbolic protest” astatine the commencement of each La Liga lucifer this week.

Players from some Oviedo and Espanyol refused to determination for the archetypal 15 seconds of their crippled connected Friday, though broadcasts of the crippled did not amusement this.

“We are against the match, we judge it distorts the competition,” Madrid manager Alonso told a quality conference.

“There hasn’t been unanimity oregon consultation for it to beryllium played connected neutral ground. The protests are positive, and that sentiment is positive.

“We judge it could hap if determination were unanimity, but that’s not the case.”

La Liga leaders Real Madrid look Getafe connected Sunday and Alonso said striker Kylian Mbappe should beryllium acceptable to play.

The French superstar has endured ankle discomfort implicit the past fortnight and missed France’s World Cup qualifier against Iceland connected Monday.

“Everyone who went with their nationalist teams, but Dean (Huijsen), has returned successful bully condition,” said Alonso.

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