The merengue ensemble opens its year this Sunday in a comfortable geographical displacement such as the Alfonso Pérez Coliseum. He does so with the losses of Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Vinícius Júnior and Luka Jovic.
Carlo Ancelotti will finish the first round of his first season since he returned to the bench knowing for weeks that he is winter champion. He has managed to obtain good results and put the direct towards the LaLiga title by having eight points of margin compared to his pursuer, although with one more game. To continue with this good dynamic, we believe that he will opt for the following eleven with a 1-4-3-3 system in the blue fiefdom:
The Ukrainian goalkeeper will have a chance in light of the absence of Thibaut Courtois, who is out due to COVID-19. Except for surprise, it will be his second meeting since he landed at the club in 2018, his only precedent being the defeat (2-1) against Alcoyano in Copa del Rey 2019-20.
The French-Negalese left-back has eight consecutive starts in LaLiga and has barely missed minutes since he recovered from his muscle injury.
The Austrian defender missed the last game after testing positive for COVID-19, ending a streak of 14 consecutive starts in LaLiga. Once recovered and rested, it would be surprising not to see him again from the start.
The Brazilian defender has completed 18 of the 19 games he has played in LaLiga this season. He rested in mid-November on his visit to Granada, but from the beginning of the course it is clear that he is a key player.
The Spanish right winger is regularly occupying the position of winger in the same band, as he had done in previous seasons. Daniel Carvajal’s injuries have helped make it a common solution when the previous one is not available.
The Brazilian pivot comes from serving a sanction in the previous contest after having seen the fifth yellow in the last one he played. With the cycle completed and having rested on the most recent day, he will return to the starting eleven except for a capital surprise.
The German midfielder has started in all LaLiga matches he has played after overcoming his pubic injury. He comes from assisting in one of the two goals that served to obtain the victory in San Mamés.
The Croatian midfielder is another of the usual headlines as long as his health allows. He has missed the last two games due to COVID-19, so he has been able to rest since mid-December and could return to the starting eleven once he has recovered.
The Belgian left winger has six starts in 19 LaLiga games, having seen five off the bench in full. His poor performance and the explosion of Vinícius Júnior have helped him take a back seat. You must take advantage of the Brazilian’s loss due to COVID-19 to claim.
The Brazilian right winger has started five LaLiga games this season. The casualties in attack force a choice between him, Marco Asensio and Gareth Bale on the right side, since Lucas Vázquez will be forced to act as a winger.
The Franco-Algerian forward will agglutinate even more offensive responsibility than usual with the loss of his Brazilian partner in that plot. He comes from signing three goals in the three most recent league games and the merengues will cling to his inspiration.
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