Wednesday night at Al-Awwal Park, Real Madrid will play Atletico Madrid in the Supercopa de España. Both teams are trying to get a good performance. Last time out, Los Blancos beat Arandina 3-1, which should make them feel good about this game.

Ancelotti will play with a 4-4-2 system, and he might change his starting eleven for this game. Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, and Rodrygo will all play from the start of this late-week match.

4-4-2: The Real Madrid team that will play Atletico Madrid’s defense

Kepa Arrizabalaga will play in goal for Ancelotti’s team, even though he let in one goal in his last league game. Real Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger and Eduardo Camavinga will play together in the middle of the defense to try to keep the other team’s forwards frustrated for the whole game.

Dani Carvajal could have a chance to show what he can do as a right-back while Fran Garcia comes in as a left-back on the other side. The two of them will have to pick and choose when to join the fight.

The defensive spots on the bench will be filled by Nacho.

In the middle

Toni Kroos and Luka Modric will likely 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. The left-wing is where Jude Bellingham will try to do well, and the right wing is where Federico Valverde wants to stand out.

Dani Ceballos and Arda Guler will have to be happy sitting on the bench until they get a chance to make a difference in the second half if that’s what the team needs.

Launch an attack

On offense, Rodrygo and Brahim Diaz will be in charge of Los Blancos. Together, they need to be very good so that they can make a mess in and around the Atletico Madrid goal area.

Francisco Joselu will be on the bench and can be called up if Real Madrid needs him to help them score in the last few minutes of the game.