After the victories for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid on Saturday, Real Madrid is under pressure to respond when they accept Girona in the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon. In the process, the defensive champions will want to end to end their bad recent form in La Liga, after they have become profitless in their last three games (D2 L1).
The match against Girona is surrounded by a very difficult schedule for Real Madrid, and with one eye on the Copa del Rey Semi-final first stage against Real Sociedad, Carlo Ancelotti has been set to make important changes. According to Marca, a start must be made for Lucas Vazquez, Fran Garcia, Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz.
From Federico Valverde it is expected to be one of the players who stopped from the side who defeated Manchester City in midweek. Ancelotti hinted to the Uruguayan who got a well -deserved rest during his press conference before the competition, and it seems that that will be a reality. In addition to him, losing their places in the team will also be Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham, who starts a suspension of two games last Saturday after his red card against Osasuna.
Girona has lost four of their last five games in La Liga, and the end of that run in the Bernabeu will be extremely difficult. To make it even worse for head coach Michel Sanchez, he is without the suspended Yangel Herrera for the trip to the Spanish capital, but that allows Arthur Melo to be signed in January to make his first start for the club. Another former midfielder of Barcelona in Oriel Romeu will also come in for Donny van de Beek.
Both parties come into his own country in poor form, but Real Madrid should be able to win this convincingly. They start to look at their best in a general sense, and it is unlikely that Girona will be able to deal with that, even with Bellingham that does not play.
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