Carlo Ancelotti recovers Lucas Vázquez for the duel against Liverpool, but not Rodrigo and Tchouameni, two players whom I was looking askance at to reinforce the defense and attack, but in the end they do not arrive in time. Yes, the Galician full-back does it and, yes, it doesn’t seem like he’s going to start.
But the main novelty is not that of Lucas, whose presence had already been announced by MARCA, but that of youth player Gonzalo, who joins the roster of Madrid attackers for this duel.
Ancelotti goes to the duel against Liverpool with minimum numbers, because the problems in defense must be added to the losses in attack. Rodrygo without respawning and Vinicius He fell after the duel against Leganés. It is up to the Italian coach to reinvent himself, who will play with Mbappé lying on the left profile and must find a partner for the Frenchman. Brahim is the favorite, without ruling out the option of Endrick or that Güler can also play, this one in the midfield line.
The situation of Madrid This means that he only travels with 19 players, 16 of them from the field and three of them from the reserve team. A delicate moment on a physical level that Ancelotti hopes to carry out with the healthy block of footballers and the experience of his players. Madrid hopes that Mbappé will take a step forward and that players like Modric will lead the team in this very complicated situation on a physical level.
A vital match in the Champions League
Lucas Join the Madrid expedition for a vital match. The white team cannot afford another setback in the Champions League after two defeats in four games. And a new zero in the classification would set off all the alarms, with six points left in three days that are by no means easy. Because Madrid would still have to visit the fields of Atalanta and Brest, teams that are showing a high level in the Champions League.
Madrid has raised the level in LaLigawith two good games against Osasuna and Leganés that have allowed Barcelona to cut five points in two games, but the good feelings must be reaffirmed in the Champions League against Liverpool, right now the most in-form team in Europe. Those from Anfield lead the Premier League and the Champions League with an iron fist.
REAL MADRID CALL:
Goalkeepers: Courtesy, Monday and Fran Gonzalez.
Defenses: Lucas Vázquez, Vallejo, Fran García, Rüdiger, Mendy and Asencio.
Midfielders: Bellingham, Camavinga, Valverde, Modric, Arda Güler and Ceballos.
Forwards: Mbappé, Endrick, Brahim and Gonzalo.
