MARCA does not rule out Lunin starting against Elche

Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid faces this Saturday’s league fixture with their attention split between LaLiga and Europe. Absences and the heavy minutes load force changes without losing sight of the title race.

According to Marca, Álvaro Arbeloa is already working with a first draft lineup featuring notable changes and the inclusion of youth academy players.

The starting point the newspaper considers is a team with many rotations after the 3-0 win over Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu, with the European return leg in Manchester the next stop. The instruction, again according to that information, is to manage efforts and protect several starters.

In that context, Marca points out that Real Madrid could introduce newcomers such as Lunin, Carvajal, Fran García, Gonzalo, or Manuel Ángel, as well as Camavinga and Asencio, who were not starters against City. The intention would be to give more weight to less regular players and also to academy players, while maintaining a competitive unit.

The same source adds that players like Vinicius, Brahim, Thiago Pitarch, or Huijsen could repeat to maintain the team’s balance.

Possible starting eleven reported by Marca this Thursday: Lunin; Carvajal, Asencio, Huijsen, Fran García; Camavinga, Manuel Ángel, Thiago Pitarch; Brahim or Güler, Vinicius, and Gonzalo.