Real Madrid visit Espanyol and Vinicius Junior is available after missing the last few games. Ceballos will be expected to start in the midfield alongside Valverde and Bellingham.
Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Vazquez, Rudiger, Tchouameni, Fran Garcia, Ceballos, Valverde, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe.
Espanyol predicted XI: Joan, Tejero, Omar, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero, Lozano, Kral, Jofre, Puado, Roberto.
While Ancelotti could afford to make some rotations and start some players like Asencio, Güler or even Endrick, the battle for LaLiga is tight enough that the Italian coach will likely deploy his usual starting XI in this game.
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA
Date: 02/01/2025
Time: 21:00CET, 03:00pm EST.
Venue: Cornella-El Prat, Barcelona, Spain.
Available TV: Movistar La Liga, ABC
Available Streaming: ESPN+
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