1-0: Austria and Real Madrid have reasons to celebrate

The Central Europeans held against Cyprus their full of triumphs on the way to the 2026 World Cup and Alaba played their first match as a starter five months later

Austria keeps its firm step towards the 2026 World Cup after maintaining its full victories in front of Cyprus (1-0) thanks to somewhat from the penalty point of Marcel Sabitzer and with David praises on the pitch for 70 minutes.

Good news for the Central European National Team and for Real Madrid. Austria does not yield a millimeter and, after winning Romania 2-1 and 0-4 to San Marino, he extended his good run against Cyprus while the white team smiles for the good condition of Praise, who started in a match after almost five months.

Alaba, back

Real Madrid's central did not start starting last April 23, when it appeared in an eleven of Carlo Ancelotti To face Getafe in the Coliseum. He endured 45 minutes, he was injured and since then he only enjoyed minutes in the friendly that the men of Xabi Alonso In front of Tyrol almost a month ago.

Alaba, next to Philipp Lienhart, He occupied a hole in the center of the defense. He played at a good level and met a weaker selection, but it was a good fire test for a 33 -year -old who seeks to recover his best way after crossing a ordeal with injuries.

Two auctions to the pittas post

And while Alaba struggled to forget bad times already past, Austria dominated almost all the phases of the game although he suffered the occasional scare. Like those who starred Ioannis Pittas, that crashed Two shots against posts of the goal defended by Alexander Schlager (one in the first part and another in the second).

They responded Konrad Laimer, with a clear occasion at half an hour, and Christoph Baumgartnerthat at the beginning of the second act a shot failed by centimeters from within the area that came out touched by the stick.

Sabitzer penalty sentence

Then, the same Baumgartner It was the subject of a penalty that reviewed the VAR and that served to Sabitzer To mark the only goal of a game without much more history than Austria's third victory in group H, Alaba's return to eleven … and a hole in the grass that stopped the game for a few minutes in the final stretch until it was covered to avoid an unwanted injury.

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Austria, With 9 points in 3 games, it is second of the classification group H for the 2026 World Cup, since Bosnia and Herzegovina, With his win today for 0-6 to San Marino, It has 12 in 4 games played.