Spain’s main sports newspaper Marca claims today that Carlo Ancelotti practiced an unusual starting eleven during yesterday’s closed-door training session.
The Italian could line-up a very offensive team against Rayo Vallecano tonight, with Xabi Alonso, Luka Modric and Angel di Maria in a three-man midfield line and an impressive forward trio: Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Ancelotti invents another great team,” Marca titles, pointing out there could be “six changes from the starting eleven that faced Sevilla” with “marshal Xabi Alonso commanding the team.”
The other Madrid sports daily, As, also highlights that the Basque midfielder “will start a game 169 days after the last time.”
The Madrid paper’s main headline is “Bale to assault Vallecas,” emphasizing that the Welshman arrives in good form after scoring two goals and providing two assists against Sevilla.
