Actual Madrid is making ready to face Manchester Metropolis within the first leg of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League playoffs, with coach Carlo Ancelotti having to navigate a crew closely impacted by accidents. In his beginning lineup, Ancelotti has made a daring tactical determination to tackle the Residents.
Accidents have notably impacted Actual Madrid’s defensive ranks, with Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, and Lucas Vazquez all sidelined for the sport. Confronted with this disaster, Ancelotti opted for a tactical adjustment.
With restricted choices in protection, Ancelotti has taken the choice to maneuver midfielder Federico Valverde to right-back for the essential match in opposition to Manchester Metropolis. Though Valverde shouldn’t be a pure defender, the coach is assured that his athleticism will permit him to cowl the place successfully, whereas Dani Ceballos will likely be protecting him within the midfield.
With Carvajal dominated out for the season and Vazquez injured on the final minute, Valverde will take up the right-back position, sporting the captain’s armband. The one different viable different was academy graduate Lorenzo Aguado, however Ancelotti selected to depend on Valverde’s expertise.
What number of matches has Valverde performed as proper again?
The epidemic of accidents has compelled Ancelotti to make daring strikes within the crew, like shifting Aurelien Tchouameni to the middle again place. In Valverde’s case, the Uruguayan has already performed as a right-back for Actual Madrid this season.
He has featured on this place 4 instances, together with within the 3-0 win over Leganes in La Liga, a 2-0 loss to Liverpool, a 5-1 victory over RB Salzburg, and within the Copa del Rey quarterfinals in opposition to Leganes, the place the crew received 3-2.
Actual Madrid lineup
Thibaut Courtois; Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Raul Asencio, Ferland Mendy; Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Ceballos, Jude Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr., Kylian Mbappe.
Manchester Metropolis lineup
Ederson; Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol; Bernardo Silva, Kevin de Bruyne; Savinho, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland.
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