Jude Bellingham will return to the Real Madrid starting lineup when they take on Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Sunday.
Real Madrid will wrap up their commitments on the road in the 2025/26 season when they lock horns with Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Sunday evening. Alvaro Arbeloa has a new injury concern to worry about ahead of his side’s latest fixture.
The Spanish tactician is sweating over Dean Huijsen’s fitness after the young centre-back sustained a knock. Meanwhile, Ferland Mendy (ligament), Eder Militao (hamstring), Federico Valverde (head), Arda Guler (thigh), and Rodrygo (knee) remain in the treatment room.
Additionally, it is unclear if Kylian Mbappe will start after his explosive comments after the league game against Real Oviedo earlier this week. During his pre-match press conference, Arbeloa discussed the Mbappe situation.
The Real Madrid head coach said, “Right now, just as I was coming up, I saw him and already told him to stay calm, that I’d handle it. I understand that many of these things might seem like news. Everything he said in the mixed zone was something he had already spoken to me about beforehand. I approach it much more naturally because, as I always tell my players, I’ve been there and I know what they feel in any situation.”
“I know what it’s like to play every day, I know what it’s like to play less, and I know what it’s like not to play at all. I completely understand how they feel when they don’t play. I know he wasn’t happy the other day, and I like that. I wouldn’t understand if Kylian Mbappe didn’t want to play with his team, even in a situation like this.”
“For me, it’s something far more normal than what has been made of it. In the situation he was in, rightly or wrongly, I thought it was best for him to play a bit in the second half to be ready to play on Sunday. If there hadn’t been that game on Sunday, the situation would have been entirely different, but that’s all. I see everything that has happened these days as very normal, and my relationship with Mbappe remains the same.”
Thibaut Courtois is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Real Madrid lining up in a 4-4-2 formation in front of him against Sevilla on Sunday. The backline will feature Dani Carvajal, Raul Asencio, Antonio Rudiger, and Fran Garcia.
As for the midfield unit, Jude Bellingham will line up alongside Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Brahim Diaz, with Franco Mastantuono dropping to the bench. Finally, Gonzalo Garcia and Vinicius Junior will be the two central attackers, with Mbappe being a backup option for the away side.
Predicted Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Asencio, Rudiger, Fran Garcia; Brahim Diaz, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Bellingham; Gonzalo Garcia, Vinicius Junior
