Real Madrid will be without any important players in the first stage of their Copa del Rey Semi-Final against Real Sociedad, due to injury. La Real has two of their most important players back for schedule for the 21:30 CEST kick-off at Anoeta.
Although Carlo Ancelotti contradicts the news on Tuesday, Real Madrid confirmed a team without Fede Valverde, Kylian Mbappe, Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal and Jesus Vallejo, all because of fitness issues. The positive news is that Jude Bellingham is available because he appears again for the only game in a four-game run for which he was not suspended. Diario as he expects to start with Lucas Vazquez on right back, and a surprise in the front: Brahim Diaz through the middle.
Thibaut Courtois will also make way for Andriy Lunin, but Marca believes that it will be a rare start for Endrick Felipe without Mbappe in the side. Otherwise the two from Madrid based on the line-up for Carlo Ancelotti agree.
Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil confirmed that Luka Sucic and Nayef Aguerd would be back from an injury to the collision, but Jon Pacheco, Arsen Azkharyan and Alvaro Odriozola all miss due to injury. Brais Mendez is expected to start in midfield alongside Martin Zubimendi and Sucic in midfield.
There is no place in the line-up for Sheraldo Becker, with other BarrenetXea and Takefusa Kubo that gets the nod on either side of Mikel Oyarzabal. Real Madrid tries to finish a series of more than 60 years without a Copa del Rey victory in Donostia-San Sebastian, while La Real tries to tackle a series of only one win in 13 outings against Los Blancos.
The last time these two met in the Copa, however, was the opportunity of that victory, in which La Real Real Madrid hit in the Santiago Bernabeu on the way to the Copa trophy of 2020.
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