Real Madrid will welcome Girona at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium this Sunday as they hope to secure a positive result at home. Los Blancos suffered a 3-2 loss away at Red Bull Leipzig recently, so they will be eager to respond in a positive fashion versus Girona this weekend.
Carlo Ancelotti will set his side up in a 4-3-3 formation and could be inclined to make a few tweaks to his first XI for this game. Both Luka Modric and Karim Benzema are slight concerns ahead of this clash but should get the nod to play from the start as the Madrid giants look to get back to winning ways in front of their home fans.
4-3-3 Real Madrid Predicted Lineup To Face Girona
Defence
Thibaut Courtois will operate in between the sticks for the Madrid club after shipping in three goals in his last appearance. David Alaba will resume his centre-half partnership with Eder Militao at the heart of Ancelotti’s defence as they focus on keeping things solid at the back during the 90 minutes. Dani Carvajal will hope to catch the eye as the right-back while Ferland Mendy looks to fill in on the other side as the left-back. Both of them could get a chance to get forward and create some decent chances for their teammates up top.
Nacho and Antonio Rudiger will have to be content with a spot on the bench as they offer cover for the defensive spots.
Midfield
Toni Kroos, Aurelien Tchouameni and Luka Modric will function as the central midfielders for Ancelotti’s side this weekend. The talented trio will focus on dominating the game at the centre of the park and engineer enough clear-cut chances for Los Blancos to win this game.
Eduardo Camavinga will have to settle for a place on the bench as he waits for his chance to impress in the second 45 minutes if Ancelotti decides to call upon his services.
Attack
Vinicius Junior will hope to make a difference from the left wing while Rodrygo gets another shot to impress from the right. Both of them managed to get their names on the scoresheet versus Leipzig, so they will be keen on performing at a high level versus Girona this weekend. Karim Benzema will spearhead Real Madrid’s attack up top if he can pass a late fitness test.
Eden Hazard will be named on the bench and might come on in the latter stages of the game if needed.
