Carlo Ancelotti has to balance his team this month for the incoming competitions in La Liga and UEFA Champions League promotion this month.
Tonight's Home League Derby with Atletico Madrid Kick starts a crunch run of competitions for Los Blancos, including two battles with Manchester City in the last 16 play -offs.
Ancelotti has a shortage of figures in the defense, where Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao remain as absent in the long term, and Antonio Rudiger is currently offside.
The Germany International is out for the Atletico Madrid game and the first stage in Manchester, but he hopes for a return for the second game in Madrid.
Ancelotti is willing to roll the dice when starting David Alaba if necessary in Manchester, where Raul Asencio gets the nod against Atletico Madrid next to Aurelien Tchouamameni.
The attack chooses itself, if everyone stays fit, with Jude Bellingham and Fede Valverde nailed to starters in midfield, but one place in the engine room remains open in the thinking of Ancelotti.
Dani Ceballos has been given more freedom since the beginning of 2025 by Ancelotti, but Captain Luka Modric has now handed Ancelotti Verse Food.
The 39-year-old scored and led Real Madrid to a Vecht 3-2 Copa del Rey Quarter-final victory in Leganes in midweek as a reminder of his permanent sparkle.
Modric remains the most trusted lieutenant of Ancelotti and the Italian supported him about his admonition of Vinicius Junior because he did not go back to defend at Leganes.
According to Relo reports, his performance in that game influences Ancelotti's plans and he could at least start the matches against Pep Guardiola's team.
Age remains only a number for Modric, who continues to run and tackle as a player of his age, and his endurance level remains able to play games at the highest level.
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