Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will make adjustments to his attack when he hosts Sevilla at the Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon in Spain.
Vinicius Jr. is suspended for the La Liga match, which will be Los Blancos’ match in 2024.
According to AS, the Brazilian has enjoyed an early holiday in Miami and will return to the Spanish capital on December 30 with a key clash against Valencia on the horizon on January 3.
That particular match is an important game in hand Madrid has over FC Barcelona, which lost 2-1 to Atletico Madrid on Saturday and can fall behind in the title race by as many as five or six points in the near future.
Due to Vinicius’ absence, Kylian Mbappé can be placed on his left wing while Rodrygo assumes the central forward role and Brahim is recruited on the right.
In midfield, Eduardo Camavinga is the pivot Jude Bellingham, the miraculous inclusion of Dani Ceballos and Fede Valverde, while there is no position for captain Luka Modric in the team.
This logic continues to apply to the star of 2024/2025, Raúl Asencio, who will have to once again monitor Aurélien Tchouameni in his position from the sidelines.
The defensive midfielder partners Toni Rudiger in the heart of the back line, while Fran Garcia is cut because Ancelotti will go with a flat back three completed by Lucas Vazquez at right back to help protect Thibaut Courtois’ goal.
Amid the reveal of his Christmas for 2025 at the pre-match press conference to offer the draw, Ancelotti showed that his men love playing in front of their fans after a lot of traveling in recent times, adding that they won the final of the Intercontinental Cup at the expense of Pachuca. Lusail, Qatar, Wednesday.
“We go back to the Bernabeu after many away games. . . And to end the year here, with our fans, is very exciting. We need to end 2024 well. Sevilla are an opponent who competes well in each and each game, yet the purpose is very clear: to end this year with a victory,” Ancelotti said.
Real Madrid vs. Sevilla Starting eleven: Courtois; Rudiger, Tchouameni, Lucas Vázquez; Camavinga, Bellingham, Ceballos, Valverde; Mbappé, Rodrygo, Brahim
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