Predicted Teams Real Madrid-RCD Mallorca: Last-minute injuries risk ineligible line-up for Ancelotti | OneFootball

Real Madrid host RCD Mallorca in a curious clash, after Brazil announced that Carlo Ancelotti would be their new coach earlier in the week. In addition to the reaction from the Santiago Bernabeu though, Los Blancos are in serious danger of forfeiting the match.

Already nursing nine injuries and the suspension of Aurelien Tchouameni,  Ancelotti was already short of options. However during the course of Wednesday, as reported by Cadena SER, both Andriy Lunin and Brahim Diaz have gone down with muscle injuries. The former is ruled out and the latter is a major doubt.

La Liga rules state that teams must field at least seven senior players in a side, and Real Madrid only have 10 available. That doesn’t include Raul Asencio, who is still registered as a Castilla player. Before those injuries, Marca had predicted that Jacobo Ramon would partner Asencio in his starting debut, with Fede Valverde returning to right-back.

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Brahim was backed to start up front alongside Kylian Mbappe, who with a two-goal lead over Robert Lewandowski, will seek to assert himself as the Pichichi leader with 27 goals, Endrick Felipe would likely come in for him. That is what Diario AS have in their predicted line-up, with David Jimenez also at right-back. Rodrygo Goes is also absent with injury after picking up an issue in training.

Real Madrid at risk of ineligible line-up

Ancelotti will obviously be conscious of this fact, but if he were to follow the line-up below, with Luka Modric coming in for Dani Ceballos, Real Madrid would be just two injuries away from having to forfeit the match due to an ineligible line-up.

Mallorca challenging for the Conference League

Mallorca are in pursuit of a Conference League spot, and potentially a Europa League place too. They are level on points with Rayo Vallecano in eighth spot, and five points behind Celta Vigo with a game in hand, knowing a result at the Bernabeu would stand them in good stead. Without Manu Morlanes, Abdon Prats, Chiquinho and Robert Navarro through injury, Jagoba Arrasate is likely to set up with five across the back, and Vedat Muriqi up front. There is a late doubt about Takuma Asano’s fitness, meaning Cyle Larin could come in alongside the Kosovan, against the under strength Real Madrid defence.