Real Madrid vs Espanyol live | Ancelotti puts Vinicius on the bench

Real Madrid host Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabéu tonight at 9:00 p.m. on Matchday 6 of LaLiga. The Whites come into the league game after their Champions League debut with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart. Ancelotti has made rotations in the starting eleven compared to the Stuttgart game. Carvajal returns to full-back and Tchouameni moves to the centre of defence alongside Militao, who replaces Rüdiger. Fran García will take Mendy’s position and Modric will occupy the centre of the field. Vinicius will also stay on the bench and Arda Güler will come on in his place, going to the right wing and Rodrygo to the left. The perico club moves two pieces in its starting eleven compared to the previous game against Alavés: Pol Lozano and Cheddira come on and Aguado and Véliz go off. Madrid will try to close the gap of four points that separates them from FC Barcelona, ​​who come into this round with a full record of victories, and put pressure on them in their match tomorrow at 18:30 at the La Cerámica stadium against Villarreal. On the other hand, Espanyol comes into the game on a good run of two consecutive games with victories against Rayo Vallecano and Alavés at the RCDE Stadium. Manolo González’s team arrives with seven points and occupies 13th place.