The sixth wave of the coronavirus tightens but no longer drowns Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti. The alarm that was unleashed after knowing the positive of four players in the return to work last Wednesday has been mitigated by subsequent counter-analyzes. Courtois and Valverde, two of the players who tested positive on that first day, gave a negative result after undergoing new tests. Also Camavinga, but the Frenchman will not be able to be in the Coliseum in any case because he must serve a sanction after seeing his fifth yellow of the season against Athletic. Who if they miss it due to coronavirus, they are Vinicius and Jovic. COVID takes the Brazilian out of the eleven for the first time after enjoying 23 games in a row as a starter.
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Too Carvajal, whose discomfort persists, and Bale, with muscular problems. Ancelotti recovers a good handful of players who could not be against Athletic in the last game of 2021 due to COVID: Lunin, Modric, Asensio and Rodrygo. The Ukrainian goalkeeper was even a candidate for the starting position at the Coliseum while waiting for Courtois to obtain authorization from LaLiga to play. Too Casemiro returns, who missed the San Mamés match due to suspension; and Ceballos, who after opening the call against Cádiz, was booked by Ancelotti in the meeting against the rojiblancos.
The eleven presented by the Italian coach seems clear, with the usual doubt of who will choose on the right flank of the attack: Rodrygo or Asensio. The loss of Vinicius gives Hazard the opportunity to move on the left, the Santísima Trinidad returns from the center of the field and Militao and Alaba remain as an immovable pair of centrals, escorted on the wing by Lucas Vázquez and Mendy.
Possible eleven of Real Madrid against Getafe.
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Possible eleven of Carlo Ancelotti for Getafe-Real Madrid
With these premises, the possible starting team that Carlo Ancelotti can line up this Sunday at the Coliseum is made up of: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Rodrygo o Asensio, Benzema y Hazard. The Madrid coach has completed the call for 23 players, so he will have 12 players available on the bench: Lunin, Nacho, Vallejo, Marcelo, Valverde, Ceballos, Isco, Asensio or Rodrygo, Mariano and three homegrown players: Toni Fuidias, Rafa Marín and Peter, who debuted with the first team in San Mamés.