Asensio and Isco are the two great absences in the list of summoned by Carlo Ancelotti for the game tomorrow Sunday (16:15, Movistar LaLiga) against Espanyol in Cornellà-El Prat. The Italian coach takes 19 footballers, among whom are not the two Spaniards. The Spaniard is suffering from severe discomfort in the left gluteus and the Malaga player suffers an overload on his back. Mariano is not there either, convalescing from a blow to the ankle in training on Friday. Added to them are the casualties that the team has dragged in recent games: Mendy, Marcelo Carvajal, Ceballos and Bale.
Ancelotti has chosen not to complete the call-up (this season the possibility of registering 23 players per game is still maintained) and has only called up two Castilla players: third goalkeeper Luis López and left-back Miguel Gutiérrez. The defender has played four games this season, all of them as a starter, with the first team.
LaLiga Santander
* Data updated as of October 2, 2021
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Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Luis López.
Defenses: Militao, Alaba, Vallejo, Nacho and Miguel Gutiérrez.
Midfielders: Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Valverde, Lucas Vázquez and Camavinga.
Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Jovic, Vinicius and Rodrygo.