Real Madrid played two friendly matches as part of its preparations for the new season, which begins with the European Super Cup match once morest Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany, and has a third friendly match left.
Real Madrid suffered from negative results in friendlies, as it lost 4 days ago once morest Barcelona in the Clasico held in America with a goal without a response, then drew 2-2 with Mexican Club America, and will meet Juventus, Italy, on July 30, at the end of its friendlies.
Real Madrid, the Champions League champion, will meet Eintracht Frankfurt, the European champion, in the European Super Cup on August 10, in its first official match of the new season.
How does Real Madrid play once morest Eintracht Frankfurt in the European Super?
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti relied on two very different formations in the team’s matches once morest Barcelona and Club America, as only the trio Antonio Rudiger (in two different positions), Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior appeared as a key player in the two matches.
Ancelotti said in his statements to reporters following the 2-2 draw with Club America regarding the form of preparation for Frankfurt: “The team that will play the European Super match will be more relied upon in the Juventus meeting.”
Given the formation expected to be entered into the Frankfurt meeting, there will be no controversy over the goalkeeper’s position with the presence of Belgian Thibaut Courtois, and the same for a player like Vinicius Junior, who played mainly in Barca and Club America.
But in the right-back position, it is likely that Dani Carvajal will return, despite relying on Lucas Vazquez as a primary in this position during the previous two matches.
Ancelotti confirmed that Dani Carvajal will return to the Juventus squad in order to prepare for the Super Cup once morest Frankfurt.
As for Ferland Mendy, Real Madrid’s left-back who started once morest Club America, he will also be present once morest Frankfurt, where coach Ancelotti declared him the key player in this position.
As for the 4-3-3 method, it is the way Real Madrid achieved the Spanish League, the Champions League and the local Super last season, and the way the team started its preparations for the new season.
As for French striker Karim Benzema, the team’s striker and captain, his primary place will be undisputedly reserved following the amazing last season, and regarding him, the Italian coach said: “He will get more minutes once morest Juventus, because I will bring the team that will start the European Super.”
Apart from these five names, there are 6 other names whose position within the team is unclear, starting with the two central defenders, passing through the middle three, and the third offensive name.
UEFA Champions League squad
For his part, Ancelotti confirmed following the Club America meeting that the team that played the Champions League final once morest Liverpool will be the closest he will rely on once morest Frankfurt in the European Super.
Real Madrid had won 1-0 for Vinicius Junior once morest Liverpool in the Champions League final on May 28.
This will mean that the midfielders Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Luka Modric will be mainly present, as well as Eder Militao in defence.
Ancelotti’s statement indicates the possibility of relying on David Alaba in the center of the defense, in which he started the Champions League final, instead of Antonio Rudiger, the new deal for his team, who participated in this position once morest Club America but played as a left-back once morest Barcelona, but things may become clearer. In a meeting with Juventus.
One position remains unclear, which is the second attacking wing with Junior, as Ancelotti surprisingly relied on Federico Valverde in this position in the Liverpool final, and then there is a possibility to repeat the scene once morest Frankfurt, but the other possibility is to give the opportunity to Eden Hazard in this position.
The Belgian international won wide praise from the Italian old man in the recent period, as the former Bayern Munich coach praised the possibility of Hazard playing in more than one position, and evidence of this is his use as a fake striker once morest Barcelona and then as a wing once morest Frankfurt.
Relying on Valverde once morest Liverpool as an attacking wing had reasons that may no longer exist once morest Frankfurt, which is the attacking risk of Liverpool on the outskirts, which the German team does not possess, and Hazard’s lack of readiness at this time.
Of course, another option is to give Rodrygo, who scored two important goals in Real Madrid’s epic 3-1 victory over Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, the goal of reviving the hopes of qualifying once morest Chelsea in the quarter-finals.
Real Madrid squad once morest Frankfurt in the European Super
According to what has been reviewed, it is expected that Real Madrid will play once morest Frankfurt with a formation consisting of
Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois
Defenders: Ferland Mendy, David Alaba, Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal.
Midfield: Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Casemiro.
Forwards: Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde (Eden Hazard – Rodrygo).
