This was announced by Carlo Ancelotti, coach of the team real madridabout the formation of the match against Real Mallorca, scheduled for nine o’clock on Thursday evening, at the “King Abdullah Sports City (Radiant Jewel)” stadium, in the semi-finals. Spanish Super Cup.
Real Madrid formation against Real Mallorca
Real Madrid formation
Goalkeeper: Courtois.
Defense: Vazquez, Chouamini, Rudiger and Mendy.
Midfield: Bellingham, Valverde and Camavinga.
Attack: Rodrigo, Vinicius Junior And Mbappe.
Real Madrid formation
Real Madrid vs Mallorca
Real Madrid will participate in the Spanish Super Cup, being the Spanish League champion last season, while Mallorca will participate as the runner-up in the King’s Cup. The tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia for the fifth time, with the winner competing in today’s final match next Sunday.
Real Madrid, the “defending champion” of last year’s edition of the Spanish Super Cup, is playing the match with its eye on qualifying for the final in order to win the 14th title in its history, to equal the “traditional rival” Barcelona, which is at the top of the clubs most crowned in the tournament.
Real Madrid vs Mallorca
The Royal Club enters the confrontation with Real Mallorca in high spirits after reaching the eighth final of the King’s Cup competition with a great victory over its host Deportiva Minera from the fourth division, 5-0.
Real Madrid, which is seeking its third title in the new season after the European Super Cup last summer and the Intercontinental Cup late last month, is also trying to exploit the shaken morale of Real Mallorca after it bid farewell to the cup competition by losing to its host Pontevedra, a third-tier club.
Real Madrid and Real Mallorca match
Real Madrid, led by its veteran Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, is counting on a group of players with great experience, headed by the Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who recently won the Best Player in the World award from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), as well as the English duo Jude. Bellingham, and Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, winner of the Royal Team Player of the Month award last December.
The Royal team’s list to face Real Mallorca witnessed the return of Austrian defender David Alaba after an absence that lasted more than a year, specifically since the end of December 2023, due to a cruciate ligament tear, and Vinicius Junior was also present, especially since the suspension he was subjected to was related to the Spanish League championship only, and not the King’s Cup. And the Spanish Super Cup, while the duo Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal were absent due to injury.