Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Cadiz - La Liga
Real Madrid could finish the weekend as La Liga champions but must beat struggling Cadiz at the Santiago Bernabeu to make that happen.
The Spanish giants are currently top of the table with five games to play and will be crowned champions this Saturday if they beat Cadiz and Barcelona fail to claim all three points against Girona later in the day. However, regardless of the weekend's results, Real Madrid are destined for a 36th league title this term.
With a crucial Champions League semi-final second leg with Bayern Munich to come next Wednesday, Carlo Ancelotti will be tempted to make wholesale changes to his lineup this weekend. With the tie finely balanced following a 2-2 draw in the first leg, the Italian coach could take the opportunity to rest the likes of Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham.
Here's how Madrid could line up against Cadiz.
GK: Thibaut Courtois - Ancelotti hinted Courtois may get hisfirst minutes this season against Cadiz this weekend, with Andriy Lunin potentially earning a rest ahead of the semi-final. It will be interesting to see how quickly the former Chelsea stopper reclaims his first-choice spot.
RB: Lucas Vazquez — After a clumsy performance against Bayern, stepping in for the suspended Dani Carvajal, Vazquez is unlikely to start the second leg. That means he could feature from the off against Cadiz.
CB: Eder Militao - Ancelotti has been patient with the Brazilian, who tore his ACL on the opening day of the season. However, he played all of the clash with Real Sociedad in La Liga last time out and should get some more minutes under his belt this weekend.
CB: Nacho Fernandez - With David Alaba still sidelined, there aren't too many options for Ancelotti at centre-back. Therefore, the experienced
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