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La Liga | Gameweek 28
Apr 8, 2023 at 8pm UK
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How Real Madrid could line up against Villarreal

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Sports Mole looks at how Real Madrid could line up in Saturday's La Liga clash with Villarreal.
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How Real Madrid could line up against Villarreal

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti is expected to shuffle his pack for Saturday's La Liga clash with Villarreal at Bernabeu.

Los Blancos only have one confirmed injury in their squad, with Ferland Mendy expected to be out until the end of April with a calf issue.

However, Ancelotti is set to make changes to the side that started against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg on Wednesday, as Real Madrid will head to Chelsea for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final next week.

Karim Benzema has scored back-to-back hat-tricks, including against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey, as Los Blancos won 4-0 to advance to the final.

However, it would not be a surprise to see the Frenchman start on the bench here, with one eye on the trip to Chelsea in the Champions League.

Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are also set to be rested ahead of the European tie, with Aurelien Tchouameni and Dani Ceballos expected to come into the XI.

Lucas Vazquez, Antonio Rudiger and Nacho could also come into the back four, while Marco Asensio might earn a spot in the final third of the field.

Ancelotti will certainly a pick a side that he believes is strong enough to win, but Real Madrid are 11 points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, so the Champions League is currently the priority.

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

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid24156352232951
2Atletico MadridAtletico24148239162350
3Barcelona23153564253948
4Athletic Bilbao24129337211645
5Villarreal24118547351241
6Rayo Vallecano239862724335
7Mallorca24104102330-734
8Real BetisBetis248883031-132
9Osasuna2471162933-432
10GironaGirona2494113235-331
11Real Sociedad2494112023-331
12Sevilla248792934-531
13Getafe247982018230
14Celta Vigo2485113538-329
15Espanyol2466122336-1324
16Leganes2459102235-1324
17Las PalmasLas Palmas2465132941-1223
18Valencia2458112538-1323
19AlavesAlaves2457122838-1022
20Real ValladolidValladolid2443171552-3715
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