“If there is no risk, you can play from the start”. This is how Ancelotti spoke about the possibility that Mbappé, a surprise in the call-up, would start against Lille. The Madrid coach waited until the end to leave the strongest note. Kylian’s miraculous recovery. They were scheduled to be out for three weeks and it has been just one. “Mbappé has come to play”was the other great headline of Carletto about French. The doubt exists, but minutes of the 9th are savored. Of course, thinking about a starting position was daring… and Ancelotti has left him out of a starting eleven in which the big news is the Endrick’s first start.
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The other unknown was behind. “We are going to rotate the center backs”. Ancelotti had had that idea in mind for some time, but the strictures of defensive planning and physical problems have not allowed him to do so. The option of delaying Tchouameni in order to give a rest to a punished Militao was there… But neither. The Brazilian and Rüdiger will once again be the central couple. Y Camavinga debuts this season directly as a starter.
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Lunin, candidate for the Yashin award for best goalkeeper of last yearis back after Courtois’ injury. The Belgian will return after the break and, until then, the Ukrainian will try to make the most of the opportunity. There will be two: Lille and Villarreal, on Saturday. At Pierre Mouray, first exam.
And from Camavinga, the anchor, forward, vertigo and talent, with Valverde and Bellingham, flyers right and left in front of the Frenchman, contributing his doses of muscle in the administration tasks. On point, Endrick and Vinicius. The first opens ownership. New spearhead with Mbappé still struggling to start.
Real Madrid’s eleven against Lille in the Champions League.
So the eleven that Carlo Ancelotti starts at the Pierre Mauroy is: Lunan; Carvajal, Militao, Rüdiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Bellingham; Endrick and Vinicius.
Fran González, Sergio Mestre will be on the bench; Lucas Vázquez, Vallejo, Jacobo, Fran García, Modric, Güler, Rodrygo and Mbappé. Madrid has traveled to Lille without Courtois, Alaba, Ceballos and Brahim.
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