In the fight at the top of La Liga with Barça (who won 4-0 against Bilbao on Saturday afternoon to return to equal points), Real Madrid must launch a dynamic of away victories in the coming days. The Merengues of Kylian Mbappé, author of 13 goals in La Liga and 5 in the Champions League, travel to Elche, 13th in the championship, this Sunday evening (9 p.m., live on beIN Sports), before facing Olympiakos in C1 and Girona, in Athens and Catalonia.
Xabi Alonso took advantage of the international break to imagine a new tactical device. The Real coach will change his plans after the 0-0 recorded against Rayo Vallecano two weeks ago. As indicated Marcathe Madrid formation will evolve into a 4-4-2 diamond in order to replace Jude Bellingham in support of Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius.
The captain of the France team was visibly in great shape in training in recent days, which confirms that his withdrawal from the trip to Azerbaijan was a “diplomatic injury” (as the established phrase goes). As a reminder, the FFF announced that the Bondynois was returning to Madrid for ankle examinations but the person concerned went to Dubai for a padel tournament…
With Camavinga, without Tchouaméni
To complete this midfield, Federico Valverde left to play as number 6, with Arda Güler and Eduardo Camavinga as relays. Both left-handers, the Turkish prodigy and “Cama” had teamed up in the double pivot against Rayo. Brahim Diaz, right winger in the previous match, should therefore start on the sidelines.
Aurélien Tchouaméni, injured in a thigh two weeks ago and absent with the France team, is still too tight. Eder Militao, Antonio Rüdiger and Franco Mastuantuono are also unavailable.
The Real Madrid eleven: Courtois – Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras – Camavinga, Valverde, Güler – Bellingham – Mbappé, Vinicius.
