Real Madrid will face Mallorca tomorrow, Sunday, in the Spanish League, without its most prominent star and scoring reference, French Karim Benzema, due to injury.
Real will face a double offensive test related to Ancelotti’s success in overcoming the negative impact of the absence of the first scorer of Meringue, as well as a test of the effectiveness of his replacement, Eden Hazard.
However, Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, before the player’s injury, had the intention to make some adjustments to the formation in this match that the Royal Club will play at its Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
Ancelotti will put Hazard in the attack, but he made it clear that he will not pressure him to score, but only wants him to “play well against Mallorca”, who have not lost since the beginning of the season away from home.
This statement seems somewhat shocking from Ancelotti because whoever occupies the spearhead position in Real Madrid is always required to register, but it seems that the matter is different because this is not the original Hazard position.
There is no explicit spearhead for Real other than Benzema, except for Mariano Diaz, who does not have the full confidence of Ancelotti.
Another point in Hazard’s favor is that when he entered as a substitute for Benzema after being injured against Celtic in the Champions League, he performed well and managed to score.
In this way, Hazard gets against Mallorca what he has always aspired to continuity after scoring and the opportunity to show what he has in front of the Real fans after a series of injuries and pains that kept him from his real level.
In any case, Ancelotti had the intention of trying the second row, without prejudice to the tactical identity, by entering Rodrygo to complete the attacking trio and keeping Asensio on the bench waiting for minutes to participate after his decision to stay at Real Madrid.
In “La Liga”, Real scored 11 goals in four rounds, 3 of them away from home, an average that Ancelotti wants to keep in front of the opponent who won 8 of the last 9 confrontations between them.
Expectations indicate that the midfield may witness a change with the entry of Dani Ceballos to play his first match of the season.
There is optimism among Real Mallorca because it has not lost since the beginning of the season away from home when it played at the San Mames or Vallecas stadiums, where he scored two goals and did not concede a net.
This will be the second match played by the team at 14.00 local time, out of three matches set by “La Liga”, as the third match in the next round will be against Almeria, which caused the club’s discontent due to the high heat and humidity.
In defense, Serbian Tamia Nastasic may get a chance to play a few minutes, if coach Javier Aguirre decides not to push Jose Kopete.
Possible formation for the two teams:
Real Madrid: Courtois, Lucas Vazquez, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy, Chuamini, Dani Ceballos, Camavinga, Rodrygo, Vinicius and Hazard.
Real Mallorca: Rajkovic, Maffeo, Kobeti or Nastasic, Rayo, Valente, Costa, Battaglia, Ruiz de Gallareta, Dani Rodriguez, Kang In Lee, Muriqui.
