With the high demands set by Barcelona and their perfect start to the season, Real Madrid needs to increase their intensity to close the four-point gap with the Catalans.
Due to the tight schedule, it was thought that coach Ancelotti might introduce some rotations, and there was even speculation that Kylian Mbappé might be benched for the first time.
However, he opted to keep Mbappé in the starting lineup alongside Vinícius and Rodrygo in the attack. Endrick, who had earned a starting spot with quality performances in his limited minutes, responding with goals against Real Valladolid in La Liga and Stuttgart in the Champions League, did not get his first start.
With Carvajal out due to a knock on the right-back position and the injured Alaba, Camavinga, Ceballos, and Brahim also unavailable, Ancelotti has restored Rüdiger, Mendy, and Vinícius to the starting lineup after resting them, and will rely on Vázquez at right-back.
Real Madrid lineup: Thibaut Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, Ferland Mendy; Aurélien Tchouaméni, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham; Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo, Vinícius Júnior.
Alavés lineup: Sivera; Abqar, Diarrá, Mouriño, Sánchez, Novoa, Blanco, Benavídez, Conechny, Romero, and Villalibre.
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