Ancelotti chose Vinicius' replacement, this will be Real Madrid's XI against Getafe

Real Madrid are the only leaders of La Liga after the first 3 matches. Victories 2-0 against Athletic Bilbao, 3-1 vs. Almeria and 1-0 against Celta allowed them to have a perfect start to the 2023/24 season and take two points ahead of Atletico Madrid, Girona and Barcelona in the standings.

They will now have the chance to increase that lead, at least momentarily, when they play Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. It will be the first home game for Los Merengues in this tournament. And not only that, it will also be the premiere of the remodeled stadium, after the refurbishment works that have been carried out during the last two years. Now the Bernabeu will have, among other novelties, a mobile roof.

For this match, coach Carlo Ancelotti had to choose a replacement for Vinicius, who suffered a muscle injury and will be out of the field for several weeks. He will be replaced by Joselu. But there will also be a surprise, as Luka Modric will start in place of Federico Valverde.

Real Madrid's starting lineup will be: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba, Fran García; Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Modric, Jude Bellingham; Rodrygo, Joselu. Getafe's XI will be: David Soria; Domingos Duarte, Stefan Mitrovic, Gastón Álvarez, Damián Suárez; Djené Dakonam, Juan Iglesias, Nemanja Maksimovic; Jaime Mata, Borja Mayoral, Juan Latasa.

They signed a star player at the last minute

Near the close of the transfer window, Getafe announced the signing of Mason Greenwood. The English forward left Manchester United in the middle of a conflict that has been going on for more than a year and a half. His last official game was in January 2022 and since then he had been suspended by the English club's chiefs. There he had played 111 games, with 35 goals and 10 assists. Getafe managed to sign him on loan for one year.