Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti to try experiments of the season in matches Leganes and Liverpool
Real Madrid They face a key spell in their season as they look to ride out various injury problems in the coming weeks as they look to recover Aurelien Tchouameni from injury at the end of the month. The upcoming trio of matches against Leganes, Liverpool and Getafe could be key to his forward thinking though.
Although he is not particularly passionate about the position, Fede Valverde will be sacrificed at right back against Leganes and Liverpool say. Relief. He is tested here in training, while Raul Asencio will also play in central defense for both matches. In Butarque, Luka Modric will be in the center of the field, but Carlo Ancelotti has also maintained the current form by starting Brahim Diaz. The Moroccan international has a chance in the absence of Rodrygo Goes to stake a claim to the position.
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If things go badly against Liverpool, however, Real Madrid would have just two wins from their first five Champions League games, and Los Blancos could decide to hit the transfer market in January. Lucas Vazquez will be back in December at right back, but he is his only natural option here. Meanwhile in central defense, the absence of Eder Militao means that Asencio and Jesus Vallejo are the only natural options to partner Antonio Rudiger for the rest of the season. However, once back from injury, Tchouameni is expected to slot into central defense alongside Rudiger. To that end, Asencio has also been tested at right-back as a potential option going forward.
It is certainly a risk to base their evaluation on the results, which can be misleading. Of course, Real Madrid's form leading up to their matches against Barcelona and AC Milan masked some problems, which were then exacerbated by injuries in recent weeks. Against Leganes, alarm bells will be ringing if they secure anything more than a win, but things are looking much better after Barcelona's defeat at Real Sociedad. Indeed, Ancelotti might wonder if he is better off with a poor result and signings than two positive results and no reinforcements.
