Carlo Ancelotti benches this Real Madrid star before playing against Barcelona

The game of the week is about to begin! Real Madrid is preparing to face FC Barcelona in what will be the final of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, at Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr stadium. Now, the merengue team has already published the official lineup for the match and there are a couple of surprises.

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Real Madrid won a difficult match against Atletico Madrid in the semi-final, and although they showed a good performance, the reality is that there was a player who did not play well and made two errors, Kepa Arrizabalaga. Today, Carlo Ancelotti decided that Lunin deserved to start ahead of the Spanish goalkeeper.

This is the surprising lineup of Real Madrid: Lunin, Carvajal, Rüdiger, Nacho, Mendy, in defense; Valverde, Tchouaméni, Kroos, Bellingham, in the midfield, and Rodrygo and Vinicius, in attack. Thus, Carlo Ancelotti rests Luka Modric and Kroos starts in his place!

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Ancelotti chooses his goalkeeper:

Everything seems to indicate that the decision to seat Kepa Arrizabalaga today is a before and after for the future of the merengue season. According to media reports in Spain, Carlo Ancelotti will use Lunin in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League. Kepa may be a starter in the Copa del Rey.