He Real Madrid visits San Mamés with a good streak in the League that has allowed him to put himself in a position to assault the leadership of Barça and He goes to the always intense duel in Bilbao with Ancelotti managing several variations in the team.
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The main novelty comes from the hand of Aurélien Tchouameniwho enters directly into the starting eleven a month after being injured in the white defeat against Milan. Ancelotti already announced in the preview, that is ready for the demands of San Mamés and to make it a start. “He is very good, ready to play from the first minute. We'll see where I put him…”, commented the Italian, who played with ambiguity about whether he will recover the French international as a center back or not. It will be, finally, as a defensive pivot. A decision that keeps Raul Asenciostarter in three of the four games that Tchouameni missed and who He has confirmed himself as a footballer more than suitable for the first team. In the same situation is Fran Garciawhich comes from notable games such as the 2-0 against Getafe, in which he was praised by his coach. Mendywhich once again generated a string of doubts at Anfield, He remains on the bench for the third consecutive game.
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Factor Valverde
In the center of the field, Ceballos repeats, who together with Valverde will accompany Tchouameni, with Bellingham ahead. Up top, Rodrygo will be at the top with Mbappé and The one affected by the entry of Tchouameni is Brahim, the only one who does not repeat in the eleven who beat Getafe on Sunday.
Ancelotti's starting eleven for Athletic-Real Madrid
Ancelotti starts in San Mamés with this team: Courtois, Lucas Vazquez, Asensio, Rüdiger, Fran Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Steaks, Bellingham; Rodrygo and Mbappe.
The Madrid coach has taken 21 players on the expedition to Bilbao, so he will have ten substitutes waiting for their opportunity on the bench: Lunin, Vallejo, Mendy, Modric, Arda Güler, Brahim, Endrick and the youth players Sergio Mestre, Lorenzo and Gonzalo.
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