With Bellingham and Vinicius, Real Madrid face Mallorca and these are the starting lineups

Real Madrid played their last official match almost two weeks ago, when they beat Alaves 1-0 with a last minute goal by Lucas Vazquez. That victory allowed them to catch Girona in the standings and become La Liga leaders with 45 points. Then came the interruption of the tournament for Christmas and New Year and finally this Wednesday they will play their first match in 2024.

It will be at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium against Real Mallorca, one of the weakest teams in the Spanish league. That is why for Los Merengues it will be an ideal opportunity to get a victory that will allow them not only to make sure they stay at the top of the tournament, but also to transfer the pressure to Girona, who a few hours later will have a difficult match against Atlético Madrid.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti knows that this will be a key match for the team, but he will not risk his players. Next Saturday Real Madrid will debut in the Copa del Rey against Arandina and then fly to Saudi Arabia to compete in the Super Cup of Spain, so stars like Eduardo Camavinga will rest this Wednesday and try to recover 100% from their injuries for the next matches. The good news is that Vinicius Junior will be on the field.

The starting lineup will be: Andriy Lunin; Daniel Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Francisco García; Federico Valverde, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Jude Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius. Also, on the bench will be Kepa Arrizabalaga, Francisco Gonzalez, Alvaro Carrillo, Lucas Vazquez, Dani Ceballos, Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler, Nicolas Paz and Joselu.

Los Pirates also need to win

Real Mallorca did not perform well during the first half of the season. At the moment they are in 14th place in the La Liga standings with 18 points, 5 points behind the relegation zone. That is why they need to get a good result this Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Coach Javier Aguirre chose this XI: Predrag Rajkovic; Pablo Maffeo, Giovanni Gonzalez, Antonio Raillo, Matija Nastasic; Siebe Van Der Heyden, Antonio Sanchez, Manuel Morlanes, Samuel Costa; Dani Rodriguez, Cyle Larin.