Madrid welcomed Villarreal during the interwar period

difficult for him real Madrid What if you have to focus now on a League that is so far away without blaming what happened in the Cup this week or thinking about what happens next Champions next

But this is what you need to do tonight before a villarreal (9:00 pm/Movistar LaLiga) motivated by the game at the Bernabéu above all to continue his good run of four wins in the last five games and continue his fight for Europe. A match in which he did not want to give up fourth place because he has a four-point shot after winning last week in Real society.

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Rounds and chances

And to keep the flame of competition alive in the team, Ancelotti is expected to make some rotations. Especially in the midfield where the veterans Cross and Modric They won again but tired from the rivalry against FC Barcelona and their rest is above all for what really matters this time in real Madrid when the ticket for the Cup final is secured and that is none other than the Champions League.

So, Courtois will be the starting eleven where they are expected to return Nacho and Luke on the wings with the central pair formed by Praise and Militao. For his part, in midfield, Camavinga could return to a pivotal position because, given his unique form, Ancelotti cannot afford not to include him in the starting eleven and he could possibly join him inside Valverde and ceballos. The Sevillian wanted to defend himself against him again villarreal who had already scored the decisive goal on January 19 in the round of 16 of Copa del Rey. Finally, on the attack, Benzema and Vinicius They will again be an offensive threat in a trident where the final point may once again be Rodrygo.

dive with confidence

For his part, he villarreal He comes into the rivalry with confidence given the good results and the convincing performance of the team in recent weeks. After a rough start, seven seems to have taken the reins of the team and wants to attack the Bernabéu with his team, a stadium he is not bad at and where he has scored points in half of his visits to Legs and the palms in the past.

As for casualties, you cannot hope Gerard Morenowounded, or with Jackson, allowed but with Jeremy either chukwueze as top threats.