Real Madrid tried long and hard to see their first La Liga game of the new season postponed or rescheduled given the dire shortage of rest in their hectic calendar. After all, it has been just over a

Midfielders like Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, and the captain, FedericoValverde, were out for the match against Tirol. Xabi Alonso played Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Dani Ceballos, Roberto Martin, and Thiago Pitarch.