He Real Madrid Visit this Wednesday Carlos Belmonte to play the round of 16 of the King’s Cup against him Albacete Balompié. A match in which Alvaro Arbeloa makes his debut as coach of the Madrid first team as … replacement of the dismissed Xabi Alonso.
On Sunday, the Madrid team lost the final of the Spanish Super Cup by 3-2 against FC Barcelona. The next day, the club announced that the Tolosa coach was leaving. Arbeloa, until now at Castilla, assumes command of the team.
The whites need to react, and the Cup is presented as an opportunity to recover sensations and stability. In the previous round, they already suffered more than expected to beat Talavera 2-3 thanks to Lunin, who avoided extra time with a stoppage time.
In front of them they will have an Albacete that dreams of ringing the bell in their stadium. Seventeenth in the standings con 24 points and a balance of 6 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, the team from La Mancha fights to remain in LaLiga Hypermotion.
However, in the Copa del Rey already has shown character by eliminating Celta de Vigo in the penalty shootout after tie 2-2 in regulation time. Now he aspires to take advantage of Real Madrid’s moment of uncertainty to sign one of the great surprises of the tournament.
Possible alignments of Albacete and Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey
Albacete Balompié faces this tie, in theory, with the entire squad available, an especially valuable factor for a team of its characteristics.
The only doubt is Higinio Marin who He injured his ankle in November during training and the club does not want him to play until he is fully recovered.
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Diego Mariño; Jonathan Gómez, Neva, Vallejo, Fran Gámez; Víctor Valverde, Ale Meléndez, Riki Rodríguez, Lazo; Jephthah and Medina.
For its part, Real Madrid has the bass by Éder Militãowho continues to recover from a tendon injury that has prevented him from being available in recent weeks, and Trent Alexander-Arnoldsomething closer to reappearing.
In addition to the two injured, Arbeloa cannot count on his debut either. Brahim Diazwho is playing in the Africa Cup with the Moroccan national team, being the most decisive player on the team.
In the last session before the match, Rüdiger, Mendy, Rodrygo and Mbappé trained outside the group, although they aim to be fit for the visit to Albacete this Wednesday.
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Lunin; Carvajal, Asencio, Alaba, Fran García; Ceballos, Arda Güler, Bellingham; Mastantuono, Vinicius, Gonzalo García.
The match between Albacete and Real Madrid, which can be seen on The 1this will be disputed Wednesday, January 14 at 9:00 p.m. in the stadium Carlos Belmontewith a capacity for 17,000 spectators.
