Valladolid vs real madrid

Good evening everybody and welcome along to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the LaLiga Santander clash between Valladolid and Real Madrid at Estadio Jose Zorrilla. On the back of a lengthy break, Carlo Ancelotti will be anxious to see how his side react to the disappointing results before the World Cup that saw Real Madrid drop to second in the table. Los Blancos' coach isn't holding anything back and is taking all the World Cup players to Valladolid, including Tchouameni, Camavinga and Modric, even though they have only had one training session since returning from Qatar.. A draw to Girona and a defeat to Rayo Vallecano in recent weeks have left Real Madrid in second place behind leaders and rivals Barcelona. The hosts lost their most recent league game ( Athletic Club 3-0) but three home wins on the bounce leaves them in a healthy 13th spot after a torrid start to the season, so they will be in good confidence for the visit of the champions. Valladolid vs Real Madrid - Latest Updates

David Alaba wasn't playing in the initial XI that Madrid sent out this evening. "Real Madrid's starting eleven against Valladolid at the José Zorrilla has changed. AlabareplacesMilitão, who is out at the last minute due to illness and will not leave the training hotel," the club then said in a statement. Ancelotti's management of Madrid's World Cup players Carlo Ancelotti has restedCamavinga and Tchouaméni, who have hadonly one training session after their return. Modric, who finished third in the World Cup, is in the same boat. The Brazilians lost in the quarter-finals, but only Vinicius is in the starting line-up. Militao is outand Rodrygo is on the bench. Of the other World Cup players, Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Valverde and Asensio are in the starting lineup. Hazard is on the bench. Benzema, having been recalled, has had time to recover and rest. Ahead ofLos Blancos' game against Valladolid, manager Carlo Ancelotti said he was expecting all of Karim Benzema'spre-injury quality to come flooding back onto the pitch. “We’ve got Benzema back and that’s good.He came back on 10 December, began working with the team, played 30 minutes and 45 minutes in friendlies and he’s been doing really well. He’s full of enthusiasm. “He knows that he’s not had the best of starts to this season and now wants to show more in the second half. He’s going to show off all his quality in this stretch of the season.The schedule is going to demand a lot from us, with many games up until March. ...