Real Madrid debuts in the Copa del Rey, facing Deportiva Minera, a modest Murcian team from the Second RFEF, in the round of 32.the equivalent of the old Third Division. They will do it on the fields of Cartagena, Cartagonova, on natural grass and in a stadium of a certain capacity, all circumstances that on paper should benefit the whites. But Ancelotti takes advantage of the difference in category with Minera to make massive rotations and put a teameven so, that must be imposed before traveling to Saudi Arabia to play the Spanish Super Cup.
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There have directly been two players who have not traveled to Cartagena: Courtois and Rüdiger. They will both rest. Lunin will be the starting goalkeeper, although Ancelotti refused in a press conference to designate the Ukrainian as the goalkeeper of the Cup. At least, for now, he will start playing in it. And in defense, new developments with a Valdebebas aroma: apart from Asencio, who is already one of the first team after long-term injuries, the full-back Lorenzo and the center-back Diego Aguado make their debut. And on the left side, rest for Mendy and minutes for Fran García.
In the center of the field, Modric is the starter after going to the bench in Mestalla, although he came out in the second half and was fundamental for the comeback. Valverde and Camavinga will accompany him. The Uruguayan does not rest even in the Cup and will start in Cartagena, although it is normal for Ancelotti to take minutes away from him in the second half.
And in attack, total rotation, since neither Rodrygo, nor Mbappé nor Vinicius play. Brahim will play on the left, who left good minutes in Valencia and was essential to achieving the tie. On the right Güler, who has gone through a mild flu in recent days, but is available for Ancelotti. And at the top, an opportunity to finally see Endrick as a starter, something that has not happened since October 2 during the Whites' visit to Lille.
Thus, Madrid's eleven in Cartagonova will be: Lunin; Lorenzo, Asencio, Aguado, Fran García; Modric, Camavinga, Valverde; Güler, Endrick and Brahim.
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