A man in a suit with a serious expression stands in front of the Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid shields, with players in the background.
Carlo Ancelotti in front of the Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid shields and a starting eleven | Camara Didac Aguirre
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Ancelotti Surprises with His eleven against Rayo: Vinícius, Substitute

Carlo Ancelotti has already announced the 11 players who will be first team players today's Rayo Vallecano - Madrid game

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Didac Aguirre

Today at 9 p.m. Spanish time, Real Madrid will play another LaLiga game. Ancelotti's men need to get the 3 points to continue to compete for everything in this domestic competition.

For today's battle, Ancelotti has already announced Real Madrid's eleven.

Real Madrid's eleven for today

These are the eleven players who will start today's game: Courtois; Lucas, Tchouaméni, Rüdiger, Fran; Valverde, Modric, Güler, Bellingham; Brahim and Rodrygo.

As we can see, the big surprise today is that Vinícius Junior is a substitute. The Brazilian player was ready be first team player today, but Ancelotti preferred to leave him on the bench.

Football player in orange Real Madrid uniform gesturing during a match.
Vinícius Junior complaining about an action in a match | Didac Aguirre

The starters in attack today will be Rodrygo Goes and Brahim Díaz with Bellingham just behind coming on a very important scoring streak.

Ancelotti spoke yesterday at a press conference before the game

The team's coach commented yesterday: "It will be demanding, especially at this stage of the season. Rayo has always been difficult for us. They play well and intensely at home, but we are confident of having a good game."

"The team has recovered well after another day of rest. We are going in with all the enthusiasm in the world to get three points."

Real Madrid soccer player celebrating on the field during a match.
Vinícius Junior celebrating a goal for Real Madrid this season | Didac Aguirre

He added: "I have to do my job as best as possible and I think we are doing well despite the difficulties. We are fighting in all competitions and we are going to fight for everything despite the many injuries that we have to evaluate with the medical team and the physical trainers."

"Things are starting to improve, as you can see. Players are starting to return and we are very excited about the return of Alaba, who is close to returning."

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