At 04:30 a.m. on December 22, Beijing time, the 18th round of La Liga will stage a focus battle that attracts attention, and La Liga giants Real Madrid will challenge the average middle and lower reaches of the team Alaves.
After the first 17 rounds of La Liga, Real Madrid won 13, drew 3 and lost 1, accumulating 42 points, 7 points ahead of La Liga rival Barcelona, temporarily ranking second in the La Liga standings. In this round against Alaves, who are of average strength, Real Madrid will not take it lightly in order to continue to consolidate their championship advantage.
The data shows that in the last 8 meetings with Alaves, Real Madrid has 6 wins and 2 losses, occupying an overwhelming psychological advantage. As for the strength on paper and the actual combat effectiveness, Real Madrid is even more crushing against Alaves. Therefore, in this round of Real Madrid vs. Alaves, as long as An Shuai commands properly and the players play normally, it should not be a problem to score all 3 points. Here's a quick prediction of Real Madrid's likely starting line-up for this game.
In the goalkeeper position, it is natural that Lunin is still guarding the Real Madrid goal, at the back, it is not surprising that coach Carlo Ancelotti will continue to play a solid back four formation, in the case of Alaba injury, Rudiger and Nacho are expected to play as Real Madrid's double central defender, and in the two full-back positions, Ferran Mendy and Vazquez are expected to play on the wings and play as Real Madrid's left and right wing-backs.
In midfield, there is no doubt that the main defender in charge of interceptions and tackles in Real Madrid's midfield will be German veteran Toni Kroos, while Spain international Ceballos will be paired with Toni Kroos in a two-man midfield combination. On the side of the double midfield, it is expected that the meritorious captain Luka Modric and the talented star Bellingham will join forces to form the double core of Real Madrid's frontcourt attack, and the two will join forces to sit in the front court to take the lead for Real Madrid, pass the ball and feed the cake, organize and instigate, and provide the strongest firepower support for the forward line. Uruguayan ace Federico Valverde is on the bench.
Up front, Brazilian star Rodrygo is expected to continue to charge forward for Real Madrid, while Rodrygo will be paired with Spanish star Brahim Dias. The 33-year-old Spanish veteran Joselu should be on the bench.
Based on the above analysis, the final expected starting lineup of Real Madrid against Alaves is: Lunin, Ferran Mendy, Rudiger, Nacho, Vazquez, Toni Kroos, Ceballos, Modric, Bellingham, Brahim Dias, Rodrygo