Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema and Vinicius. Ancelotti left eight in Madrid. He rested Benzema, Modric, Vinicius, Kroos, Alaba and Mendy and Courtois and Carvajal did not travel either, who after Valladolid had not trained with the group and had followed an individual work plan to finalize their set-up after the break. Militao and Tchouameni started in the Cup and were the two changes that Ancelotti made at half-time so that Rüdiger and Valverde could play their scheduled 45 minutes.
Going for the lead before the Super Cup
Villarreal awaits one of those days marked in red on the calendar. Real Madrid and Barcelona are even on points in the lead after the culé puncture in the derby against Espanyol and they have two complicated clashes . Madrid have only won two of their last ten visits to the Estadio de la Cerámica and the last five have ended in a draw. Ancelotti’s men, who play on Saturday (4:15 p.m.) also have the opportunity to put pressure on the Catalans , who on Sunday (9:00 p.m.) have a litmus test against Atletico at the Metropolitano. An opportunity for the defending champion to remain the sole leader before storming the second title of the season: the Spanish Super Cup.