Before visiting Munich for a rematch of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, Real Madrid will host Girona at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium on Friday, April 10, as part of the 31st round of La Liga.
After being defeated in their last match against Mallorca and being seven points behind Barcelona in the fight for the title, Álvaro Arbeloa’s team has no choice but to add three to maintain their chances.
Next, Arbeloa’s possible starting team for today’s league match.
The possible alignment of Real Madrid vs Girona
PO: Andriy Lunin – The Ukrainian will continue to take the place of the injured Courtois. Against Mallorca they kicked him twice on goal and both ended in goals, and in the Champions League he couldn’t do anything to prevent Bayern’s two goals.
LHP: Dani Carvajal – With Trent Alexander-Arnold worn down by the last two games, the experienced full-back is expected to return to the starting line-up.
DFC: Eder Militao – The Brazilian is slowly gaining pace after a long period of inactivity. He came on against Mallorca and also had minutes against Bayern Munich.
DFC: Dean Huijsen – The young center back was replaced in the last two games, showing physical decline. In this League he has played 22 games, contributing 2 goals and 2 assists.
LI: Fran Garcia – In the rotation that Arbeloa will implement, one who could have a new chance is the youth player instead of Carreras. In the current league he played 9 games and scored a goal against Betis.
MC: Federico Valverde – The captain always wants to be there and although revenge in Munich is the priority, he will not miss the game against Girona. His good mid-range shot can be a key weapon to open the result.
MC: Aurelien Tchouaméni – Another regular starter who will continue in the eleven, due to hierarchy and because upon seeing a new yellow card against Bayern, he will not be able to be in the rematch. Up to this point he has played 27 out of 30 possible games.
MC: Eduardo Camavinga – Against Mallorca he completed 69′ until he was replaced by Bellingham. The Englishman could precisely appear in his place if Arbeloa opts to give the player rhythm after his injury.
MC: Arda Güler – Perfect assistance in the League for the Turk, author of 4 goals and 8 assists in the competition. With his vision and great passing ability, a key player to supply the quick ones up top.
DC: Brahim Díaz – Vini has been suffering from certain muscle problems, so it is assumed that Arbeloa will take care of him and in his place will be the Moroccan, who until now has not managed to score in this League, although he has contributed 5 assists.
DC: Kylian Mbappé – The top scorer of Madrid and La Liga (23 goals), will be the main attacking card in Friday’s duel. He has already scored two goals against Girona in three games.
This is what Real Madrid’s formation would look like (4-4-2)
Goalie: Andriy Lunin
Defenses: Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen, Fran Garcia.
Midfielders: Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Güler.
Forwards: Brahim Díaz, Kylian Mbappé
This is what Girona’s formation would look like (3-5-2)
Goalie: Paulo Gazzaniga
Defenses: Arnau Martinez, Vitor Reis, Alejandro Frances, Alex Moreno
Midfielders: Viktor Tsigankov, Ivan Martin, Axel Witsel, Fran Beltran, Azzedine Ounahi
Forwards: Abel Ruiz
