Imanol’s team is the only one in LaLiga that suffers the loss of a footballer for the continental tournament.
The Asia Cup is a serious headache for Real Sociedad, which sees Take Kubo leave for probably a month to play in the continental tournament with the Japanese National Team.
The tournament affects the club season in Europe as it is held in the middle of the 2023-24 campaign, but in the Asia Cup there is no mini exodus of LaLiga footballers that occurs with the Africa Cup. However, for Imanol Alguacil it is a big problem: the Real Sociedad coach will lose one of his best players, if not the best, for several games in a decisive stretch of the season.
Is Kubo coming to PSG – Real Sociedad in the Champions League? When do you go to the Asia Cup, when do you return and what games do you miss?
In LaLiga there is only one player who will play in the Asia Cup that will be played in Qatar from January 12 to February 10. And it is none other than one of the stars of the competition, Take Kubo.
In that period of time, Real Sociedad could have to play the round of 16, the quarterfinals and the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals, in addition to matchdays 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 of LaLiga. However, it could also be difficult for Kubo to play in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Kubo, who played his last game with Real against Alavés on January 2 before traveling to Japan to join his National Team teammates, will return to San Sebastián immediately after the Japanese team finishes its participation in the tournament and will not be He will take vacations, obviously.
However, the Japanese National Team is the favorite to reach the final in the championship, so Real could lose its decisive footballer for a long time.
These are the Real Sociedad matches during the Asia Cup:
- Real Sociedad vs Deportivo Alavés (LALIGA) – January 2, 2024
- Málaga vs Real Sociedad (Copa del Rey) – January 7, 2024
- Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad (LALIGA) – January 13, 2024
- Celta de Vigo vs Reeal Sociedad (LALIGA) – January 20, 2024
- Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano (LALIGA) – January 28, 2024
- Girona vs Real Sociedad (LALIGA) – February 4, 2024
- Real Sociedad vs Osasuna (LALIGA) – February 11, 2024
In the event that Japan qualifies for the final of the Asia Cup (February 10), it is practically impossible for Kubo to play Real’s match against Osasuna (February 11).
The possible return of the Japanese to Real would be in the fundamental Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain in France. The match against the Gauls is played on February 14, so Kubo will have barely trained with his teammates for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Would Imanol start it on February 14? Of course, Kubo could arrive tired from the trip, from the games with Japan and with just a couple of training sessions with Real before playing against Mbappé and company in the first leg of the round of 16.
2024-01-03 16:00:46
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