With almost no time to digest the Spanish Super Cup won in the Classic against Barcelona, Real Madrid returns to the competition with a major challenge. Again, eight days later, a derby against Atlético de Madrid. This, a single-match Cup tie in the red-and-white fiefdom, where Simeone’s men will surely want revenge for the white victory in extra time in Riyadh.
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The tournament in Arabia did not claim new victims in the white infirmary. Ancelotti acknowledged in the preview that the team still carries some fatigue from the tournament and the trip. “Taking into account the fatigue. I will put the best team in,” he acknowledged. The only doubt is that of Rodrygo, who trained outside the group on the eve of the derby. “He needed one more day of low intensity, he will be available to play,” Carletto explained. The only casualties that Madrid has for the match are, therefore, the long-term ones of Courtois, Militao and Alaba, and that of Lucas Vázquez. The Galician will return to work with the group on Friday, according to Ancelotti.
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Find out Atlético’s possible lineup against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey round of 16 derby.
The base of the team will not differ much from that of Atlético and Barcelona in the Super Cup. In the run-up to the final, Ancelotti himself confirmed that Lunin will start in this cup derby. There is the question of whether in the midfield he will opt for Modric or Kroos (the only variant, apart from the goal, that the Madrid coach practiced between the two Super Cup games) and whether he will reserve Rodrygo at the start, opening the doors of the ownership to Brahim.
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Possible lineup of Real Madrid against Atlético in the Copa del Rey.AS infographic
Possible eleven for Real Madrid against Atlético in the Cup
The possible starting eleven that Carlo Ancelotti can present at the start for the cup derby against Atlético is made up of: Lunin; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos or Modric, Bellingham; Brahim or Rodrygo and Vinicius. The Cup regulations allow eleven substitutes (one less than in the League) and precisely Ancelotti has made a call for 22 players which includes: Kepa, Diego Piñeiro, Vinicius Tobias, Fran García, Mario Martín, Camavinga, Ceballos, Arda Güler and Joselu.
It should be remembered that the tie is played in a single match and that, if extra time is reached, the coaches will have a sixth substitution and an additional window.
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2024-01-18 08:39:39
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