Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti is expected to make changes to his starting side for Saturday's La Liga contest with Almeria at Bernabeu.

Los Blancos will enter the match off the back of a 4-2 loss at Girona, and they remain 11 points behind division leaders Barcelona with only seven games left to play.

The capital outfit had six players absent on Tuesday, with Dani Ceballos missing through suspension, but the Spaniard is back for this match and could come into the midfield.

Ferland Mendy and David Alaba remain absent due to injuries, while Luka Modric is a fresh absentee due to a hamstring issue, but Thibaut Courtois, Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard have all returned to the squad.

Courtois was missing against Girona due to illness, while Benzema and Hazard were unable to feature due to minor injuries, with Ancelotti taking no chances at this stage of the season.

Benzema is back in the squad for Saturday's match but is unlikely to start, with the Copa del Rey final against Osasuna and semi-finals of the Champions League against Manchester City to come early next month.

There will be alterations from the side that started at Girona, though, with Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni in line for spots in the XI.

Lucas Vazquez scored off the bench on Tuesday evening, meanwhile, and the Spaniard could now come in for a start at right-back in place of Dani Carvajal.

Real Madrid possible starting lineup: Courtois; Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Camavinga; Valverde, Tchouameni, Ceballos; Asensio, Rodrygo, Vinicius body check tags ::