Tomorrow night, Real Madrid will play Napoli at the Santiago Bernabeu. They will want to win Group C of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League and take first place.

La Liga has already moved on to the next round because Real Madrid has won all four games so far and is five points ahead of Napoli, who is in second place.

They will be out of the tournament as group winners whether they win or draw tomorrow or in their last game next month against Union Berlin.

But Real Madrid keeps getting more and more players hurt. Players like Vinicius Jr., Eduardo Camavinga, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Eder Militao, and Thibaut Courtois have all been hurt. Now Luka Modric has joined them.

Ancelotti has had to call up Nico Paz, Mario Martin, Gonzalo Garcia, and Theo Zidane, who is the son of Zinedine Zidane, who is the head of the club in order to play.

Some things will be different about the team that played against Cadiz before. This is how Real Madrid could line up against Walter Mazzarri’s Napoli.

Where to Start

Kepa Arrizabalaga might not be ready yet, so Real Madrid will start Andriy Lunin in goal again. He’ll want to keep up his good form.

Dani Carvajal should play right back instead of Lucas Vazquez. Ancelotti is expected to change things up in the next games, which means Vazquez will get a chance. Also, Ferland Mendy is expected to stay at left back instead of Fran Garcia.

David Alaba should start again after getting off the bench against Cadiz. He is going to play with Antonio Rudiger and try to keep Victor Osimhen quiet if Osimhen is healthy enough to play.

Toni Kroos has to stay at the base of the four-man diamond shape because there aren’t enough players in the middle of the field. In the first game, Jude Bellingham was the great player who gave Napoli a lot of trouble. He starts at the very end.

On defense, Dani Ceballos will start for the first time this season as he steps in for the hurt Modric. When Real Madrid plays Partenopei, Federico Valverde will be their fourth defense.

Rodrygo Goes to the top is the best. These days he’s been in great shape. Vieira is expected to play with Joselu again as long as Vinicius Jr. is out.

The players that Real Madrid thinks will start are Alaba, Mendy, Kroos, Valverde, Ceballos, Bellingham, Joselu, Rodrygo, and Lunin.

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He missed the game against Cadiz because he was sick, but Brahim Diaz is now healthy again. He will likely come off the bench and play for a while while Ancelotti rests Rodrygo or Bellingham.

Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Garcia played his first game with the first team last weekend. He might get to play in the Champions League for the first time if he comes on late against Napoli. Nico Paz and Mario Martin, two more school stars, could also play in the middle.