Real Madrid and Celta Vigo are both aiming to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2024/25 Copa del Rey as the two teams prepare to face off at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday evening.
Real Madrid will be looking to bounce back from last weekend's Spanish Super Cup humiliation against Barcelona, and Carlo Ancelotti has no plans to rest many players for the match against Celta Vigo. According to Diario AS, there will be starts for Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe, among others.
Likewise, Celta will also be at full strength, with Marcos Alonso overcoming an ankle injury to start at the Bernabeu. Williot Swedberg and Pablo Duran return to the starting line-up, after both were on the bench against Rayo Vallecano last Friday.
Real Madrid are undoubtedly favorites to join Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and co in the next round of the Copa del Rey, although Celta will not make it easy for them and they can benefit from any uncertainty after the result in Saudi Arabia last weekend.
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