Los Blancos follows the great victory of the Champions League on Salzburg with a trip to Valladolid, hoping to still have their wings.
After their dominant performance in the seventh round of the Champions League, where Real Madrid RB Salzburg crushed, the team returns to the domestic action. This time they travel to Castilla to face Real Valladolid in the José Zorrilla Stadium, with a kick -off planned at 3 p.m.
By that time they will already know the result of Atlético Madrid – the key to the battle for the first place in the rankings – and they will wait to see how Barcelona grants itself against Valencia in the penultimate game of the round. The competition day ends on Monday with Alavés who hosts Celta at 3 p.m.
Vinícius remains offside
For this meeting, Carlo Ancelotti will again be without Vinícius Jr., who serves the last match of his suspension of two games after he has been sent to Valencia. The Brazilian schedule has been irregular this week: he missed the match against Las Palmas, played against Salzburg, will be against Valladolid and will not act in the last European group stage against Brest.
In his absence, Madrid's attack will be led by Brahim Díaz, who returns to the starting line -up against Las Palmas in the Bernabéu. Jude Bellingham will serve as the link between midfield and the attack, where Rodrygo works on the left flank and Kylian Mbappé who leads the attack. Both Rodrygo and Mbappé are in sparkling form.
The Brazilian scored five goals in January alone in January alone, half of his count since August (he has a total of 10 goals). Mbappé is also on five goals for January and continues its pursuit of Lewandowski for the Pichichi title of the competition.
Tactical adjustments in defense and midfield
Ancelotti will welcome Lucas Vázquez, allowing Fede Valverde to return to his desired midfield role, leaving the right back position. The likely defensive line -up will Lucas Vázquez, Raúl Asencio – who becomes more reliable in central defense and comparisons with Nacho – Rüdiger and Fran García, who is expected to replace Ferland Mendy after it had started in the Champions League.
In midfield, Valverde is a guaranteed starter, making Dani Ceballos and Aurélien Tchouaméni compete for the remaining place. Ceballos has the lead and admirably performed in recent competitions, while Tchouaméni has just returned from an injury that kept him outside against Las Palmas and Salzburg.
Real Madrid predicted starting XI
Carlo Ancelotti's likely line -up against Real Valladolid:
Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Asencio, Rüdiger, Fran García; Ceballos or Tchouaméni, Valverde; Brahim, Bellingham, Rodrygo; Mbappé.
The rest of the team includes Lunin and Fran González as a back -up keepers; Alaba, Mendy, Jacobo Ramón and Lorenzo for defense; Modric, Arda Güler in midfield; And Endrick as an exciting attacking option.
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