Real Madrid faces the last game of 2021 at the Santiago Bernabéu, against Cádiz, with obligatory variations in Carlo Ancelotti’s eleven. The COVID outbreak that arose in the white dressing room and the loss of Carvajal, who ended up playing the derby, force the Italian coach to make changes in the gala eleven that, in recent seasons, had been lining up games after games from the beginning.
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The coronavirus hit has left Carletto without two pieces of his theoretical starting team. Modric, despite the negative that the Croatian gave on Friday, is not in a position to play against the yellow team. Asensio and Rodrygo, who have alternated the position of far right in recent games, are out of COVID, as are Lunin, Marcelo and Bale. The absence of the Ukrainian goalkeeper means that Ancelotti has had to call in two Castilla goalkeepers, Luis López and Toni Fuidias, as substitutes for Courtois. They have not been summoned either, Isco, with cold symptoms (he has tested negative in the covid tests) and Mariano, who could not train the two days before the game.
The starting team will be Hazard and ten more. Ancelotti announced in the press conference prior to the match the ownership of the Belgian, who has not enjoyed such status since September 28, in the match against the Sheriff on the second day of the group stage of the Champions League.
The list has several novelties: the return of Ceballos, five months after his injury at the Olympic Games and the presence, in addition to the goalkeepers, of three other homegrown players: Miguel Gutiérrez, Blanco and Peter In the case of the latter, it is his first call-up with the first team..
Possible eleven of Real Madrid against Cádiz.
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Possible alignment of Ancelotti in Real Madrid-Cádiz
The possible eleven that have a start against Cádiz, the Real Madrid coach is made up of: Courtois; Nacho Lucas Vázquez, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos; Hazard, Benzema and Vinicius. Ancelotti has summoned 21 players, for whom he will have ten players on the bench: Luis López, Toni Fuidias, Lucas Vázquez or Nacho, Vallejo, Miguel Gutiérrez, Blanco, Camavinga, Ceballos, Peter and Jovic.