Vinicius and Bellingham Start on the Bench Against Alavés, Who Strengthen Their Defense

Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham will begin on the sidelines for Real Madrid as they face Deportivo Alavés, who sees the return of Argentine defender Nahuel Tenaglia to their lineup. Leading Real Madrid’s attack in place of the Brazilian and the Englishman will be Arda Güler and Eduardo Camavinga. Thibaut Courtois and Raúl Asencio make their way back into the lineup following their absence in the last LaLiga match. Meanwhile, Deportivo Alavés will see Carles Aleñá stepping in for Jon Guridi and Jesús Owono guarding the goal, replacing Antonio Sivera.

CONFIRMED LINEUPS:

Alavés: Sivera; Mouriño, Abqar, Diarra, Manu Sánchez; Blanco, Jordán; Carlos Vicente, Carlos Martín, Guridi; Kike García.

Real Madrid: Courtois; Lucas, Asencio, Rüdiger, Fran García; Valverde, Tchouaméni, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Güler, and Mbappé.