Ancelotti is entrusted to the idyll that Rodrygo has with the Champions League to face Shakhtar Donetsk. The Brazilian will start in Kiev in what will be the third game in which he starts this season. The paulista was the author of the goal that represented the three points that appear in the Madrid box in the group D classification. He has 7 goals in the 17 games he has played in his career in the Champions League, which has become his favorite competition.
The trio that has marked an era in Madrid’s midfield during the last five years also returns, but that, since Ancelotti returned, had not yet met on the field. Against Shakhtar Kroos he is a starter in the center of the white field with Casemiro and Modric. A core that has marked an era. Since they first met in the 2015-2016 season, they have played 156 games together. This will be the 157th in search of the 100 shared victories: they have 97. The opportunity to have all three ready makes Ancelotti do without Valverde. Until now, the Uruguayan had been indisputable in the Italian’s line-ups, but he will start on the bench.
The latest big news in the Madrid lineup is the reappearance of Mendy, who will play again almost five and a half months later.. The winger’s last game was on May 5, in the second leg of the semi-final against Chelsea. The victim of the return of the French is Nacho, who had only missed one game this season.
Ancelotti’s full line-up against Shakhtar is: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema and Vinicius. On the bench are: Lunin, Luis López, Vallejo, Nacho, Marcelo, Miguel Gutiérrez, Blanco, Camavinga, Valverde, Asensio and Mariano.
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