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Alaves defender Abdel Abqar was substituted at half-time in his side’s clash with Real Madrid after he was seen swapping shirts with Kylian Mbappe.
Real Madrid took an immediate lead in the midweek La Liga clash through Lucas Vazquez before Mbappe made it 2-0 after 40 minutes. As the team left the pitch at half-time, Abqar was spotted taking the French forward’s shirt.
It was reported that the 25-year-old’s actions clearly didn’t sit well with coach Luis Garcia as he was replaced by Jon Guridi for the second half. However, it took Rodrygo just three minutes to put Real Madrid 3-0 up, although Alaves hit back with two late goals to see the game finish 3-2.
“A tactical thing”
The Alavés coach later denied that the central defender’s gesture was the reason for the decision to take him off, saying: “I don’t know what he did. I wanted to change something because I wanted to work on something, a little tactical thing.
Real Madrid are still unbeaten in La Liga but are trailing FC Barcelona at the top of the table. The Merengues will be in action again on Sunday against Atlético Madrid.
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