Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Atletico Madrid - Supercopa de Espana
- Real Madrid are travelling to Saudi Arabia for 2023/24 Supercopa de Espana
- Real take on crosstown rivals Atletico in Wednesday's semi-final
- Carlo Ancelotti has welcomed back several injured stars at start of 2024
The 234th Madrid derby will take place in unfamiliar territory as Real and Atletico meet in the Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Wednesday night.
Saudi Arabia is once again hosting the competition with four teams vying for domestic glory overseas.
Real Madrid were beaten by Barcelona in the final last season - a 3-1 defeat which set the tone for the remainder of 2022/23 - after lifting this trophy for the 12th time in 2021/22.
Carlo Ancelotti has welcomed back several stars back to the fold at the start of the new year, including Arda Guler, so here's how he could set his side up against their crosstown rivals in Wednesday's semi-final.
Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Atletico Madrid (4-3-1-2)
GK: Andriy Lunin - Kepa's inclusion in Saturday's Copa del Rey win firmly indicated that the Spaniard has fallen behind Lunin in the depth chart.
RB: Dani Carvajal - They may have lost Lucas Vazquez for a few weeks but Carvajal returned from injury at the start of 2024.
CB: Antonio Rudiger - The German defender was the hero against Mallorca and his stellar season has gone quietly under the radar.
CB: Aurelien Tchouameni - Ancelotti is set to prefer Tchouameni over club captain Nacho Fernandez at the heart of his defence.
LB: Fran Garcia - Eduardo Camavinga and Ferland Mendy are both doubts, so former Celta Vigo full-back Garcia could continue his run in the side.
DM: Toni Kroos - With Tchouameni potentially starting alongside Rudiger, Kroos could perform the deep-lying role against Atletico.
CM: Luka Modric - The Croatian has returned to prominence after a subdued start to the season. Fortunately, the veteran has a certain Uruguayan machine to do his running.
CM: Federico Valverde - Like Rudiger, Valverde is having a quite incredible season and has drastically grown in importance this term. He's undroppable.
AM: Jude Bellingham - No goals in 2024 for Bellingham. Perhaps 2023 was a mere flash in the pan...
ST: Rodrygo - Rodrygo's brace in the Copa del Rey final ensured Madrid qualified for this competition. He'll be looking to produce more heroics in the Kingdom over the next week.
ST: Vinicius Junior - Vini is back in action after missing the end of 2023 and he'll be looking to celebrate his return to the side with some silverware out in the Middle East. The Brazilian endured a relatively subdued outing against Mallorca last week.
READ THE LATEST REAL MADRID NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP
feed