It is therefore without Kylian Mbappé, excluded a week ago for a scandalous fault against Alavés (and victim of a sprain of an ankle), that Real Madrid will try to win the shock of the 32nd day of Liga against Bilbao, 4th in the standings, Sunday evening in Bernabéu (kick -off at 9 p.m., live on BeIN Sports 1). The Merengues, with Aurélien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavong, temporarily count seven points behind Barça, a leader who snatched a incredible success on Saturday against Celta (4-3).
Suspended during the quarter -final return of the Champions League against Arsenal on Wednesday evening, “Cama” is back in the starting eleven to the post of left side. The French international had started against Alavés in the midfield but he is again lugged by Carlo Ancelotti, who is deprived of Ferland Mendy and who leaves David Alaba and Fran Garcia on the bench after their disappointing performances against the Gunners. To the right of the defense, Federico Valverde is preferred to Lucas Vazquez. Luka Modric and Dani Ceballos start in the middle.
Lateral Camavonga, Bellingham number 10
The absence of Mbappé allows the Italian staff to return to a 4-4-2 diamond with Jude Bellingham in number 10 behind Rodrygo and Vinicius free to move. Brahim Diaz, Arda Güler and Endrick therefore remain on the bench at the kick -off. The victory is indeed compulsory to stay in the title race in Liga.
On the Basque side, Nico Williams is forfeited due to a muscle injury. His big brother Inaki will try to make a difference by feeding Maroan Sannadi, a 24-year-old Hispan-Moroccan center recruited during the winter transfer window in Spanish D3.
The departure eleven of Real Madrid: Courtois – Valverde, Asencio, Rüdiger, Camavonga – Modric, Tchouameni, Ceballos – Bellingham – Rodrygo, Vinicius.
