This Saturday evening, Real Madrid finds the Bernabéu lawn against the modest leganes. A trap on paper, but also the perfect opportunity for Carlo Ancelotti to preserve his executives. At the edge of a stifling end of the season and when the Champions League is approaching, the Italian coach had to decide: blowing his stars, or maintaining the pace? Among the first concerned, Kylian Mbappé, logically expected to start on the bench, in the same way as Vinicius.
Finally, the former Parisian will indeed start the meeting. Ancelotti has decided: Mbappé will play. A strong choice, with regard to the sequence of matches. On the other hand, Vinicius Jr. is left to rest. An absence which allows Brahim Diaz to find a place of holder on the right flank, while Rodrygo will occupy the left wing. A reworked attack, but which retains size assets.
Vinicius will be able to blow a little.
In the middle, Eduardo Camavanga continues its express integration by being aligned from the start alongside the essentials Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde. Luka Modric, despite expectations, begins again on the bench. One more sign that Real slowly prepares the future.
An almost unprecedented Real defense
Behind, Ancelotti also spares his executives. Rudiger and Tchouameni are preserved. It is David Alaba who takes place in the axis, supported by the young Raul Asensio. On the sides, Fran Garcia is tenured on the left, Lucas Vazquez on the right. In the cages, Lunin keeps the confidence of the coach to the detriment of Thibaut Courtois.
By aligning a partially altered eleven, Ancelotti seeks balance: staying competitive without grilling your cartridges. An assumed rotation in the face of an opponent, while keeping an eye on the European summits.
The eleven of Real against Leganes: Lunin; Lucas Vazquez, Fran Garcia, Alaba, Asencio; Valverde, Camavong, Bellingham; Brahim, Rodrygo, Mbappé.
