This Thursday night, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will play at the Wanda Metropolitano in a Copa del Rey match. Both teams are trying to get a win. Recent results show that Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-1, which should make them feel good about this game.

The 4-2-3-1 system will be used again, and Carlo Ancelotti is likely to make a few changes to his starting eleven for this game. Joselu and Eduardo Camavinga will both play right away in this game against Diego Simeone’s team.

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Real Madrid’s goalkeeper, Andriy Lunin, will play after giving up one goal in his last game. Antonio Rudiger and Nacho will go back to playing together in defense as they try to make the home team unhappy for the whole game.

Dani Carvajal will play right back in his place, and Ferland Mendy will try to stand out as a left-back. The two of them will have to pick and choose when to join the fight.

The left-back spot will be filled by Fran Garcia on Ancelotti’s bench.

In the middle

Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga, and Federico Valverde will hold down the middle for Real Madrid as they try to show they are better than the other team in the middle of the field. If Real Madrid wants to win this upcoming Madrid match, all three of them need to be at their best.

Jude Bellingham will be in charge of the tenth spot. Ancelotti would count on him to do most of the creative work in the last third.

You can find Luka Modric and Dani Ceballos on the bench. If needed, they could come on in the second half to change the course of the game.

Launch an attack

After the goal, Vinicius Jr. and Joselu will lead the line for Real Madrid. The two of them would both love to score and make a difference for Real Madrid up front.

Rodrygo and Brahim Diaz have to settle for sitting on the bench while they wait for their chance to make a difference in the late parts of the game if they are needed.