Real Madrid will head to Estadio de Mendizorroza on Saturday night to face Alaves in their opening match of the 2021-22 La Liga campaign.
Carlo Ancelotti's side will be determined to wrestle the title back from Atletico Madrid, while Alaves will be aiming to stay clear of the bottom three, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the clash.
ALAVES vs. REAL MADRID
ALAVES
Out: Mamadou Loum (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pacheco; Aguirregabiria, Laguardia, Lejeune, Duarte; Pons, Moya, Pina, Rioja; Joselu, Perez
REAL MADRID
Out: Toni Kroos (hip), Ferland Mendy (leg), Dani Carvajal (muscle), Alvaro Odriozola (coronavirus), Dani Ceballos (ankle)
Doubtful: Karim Benzema (fitness), Eden Hazard (hamstring)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Nacho, Alaba, Marcelo; Modric, Casemiro, Valverde; Rodrygo, Jovic, Vinicius
