Real Madrid Confidencial Possible Lineup for Real Madrid-Athletic Club: This Is How Ancelotti Would Start
The Reggiolo manager knows it's a crucial match for the course of this season's LaLiga
Real Madrid Faces a Challenging Competitive Commitment This Sunday. The visit from Athletic Club de Bilbao comes amid the deep reflection sparked after the double defeat against Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals. Real Madrid, if they want to stay in the fight for the LaLiga leadership, must earn three points in this clash against the fourth team in the domestic competition.
Without the possibility of advancing to the next rounds of the Champions League, everything points to Carlo Ancelotti fielding his best starting eleven to host the Basque team. This match, at the same time, would be an excellent dress rehearsal to see what starting formation the Reggiolo coach offers in the Copa del Rey final.
This match is one that could keep him in the position until the end of the current season, ignoring the Club World Cup. In any case, Real Madrid arrives with the confirmed absence of Kylian Mbappé, with a sprained right ankle, and who also had to miss this match due to his expulsion in Mendizorroza. The rest of the absences for the white club are due to injuries like Dani Carvajal, Éder Militão, and Ferland Mendy.
Given this situation with his players for this matchday, Carlo Ancelotti would propose the following starting eleven: Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rüdiger, Fran García; Tchouaméni, Ceballos, Bellingham; Brahim, Vinícius, Endrick.
Critical Moment
Meanwhile, Athletic Club de Bilbao arrives in the capital of Spain in an excellent competitive moment, positioned fourth in LaLiga and in the Europa League semi-finals. The most notable absence for the Bilbao footballers is Nico Williams: the '10' athleticzale is left out of the squad chosen by the Basque coach due to a groin injury.
With the majority of his players, Ernesto Valverde plans to 'storm' Santiago Bernabéu with these eleven players: Simón; Gorosabel, Paredes, Yeray, Lekue; de Galarreta, Prados; Berenguer, Unai Gómez, Djaló; Guruzeta.
The match between Real Madrid and Athletic Club de Bilbao will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu. Both will meet today, Sunday, April 20, 2025, at 9 p.m. in a clash refereed by Juan Martínez Munuera and Adrián Cordero Vega.
This match can be watched through the channels M+ LaLiga TV (M54-O110), M+ LaLiga TV 2 (M57 O112), Orange Fútbol 1 (108), and LaLiga TV Bar, from Movistar Plus. The live match can also be followed in detail through the Defensa Central website.
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