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 some changes to the starting eleven compared to the Stuttgart game. Carvajal returns to full-back and Tchouameni moves into 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 remain on the bench and Arda Güler will come on in his place, moving to the right wing and Rodrygo to the left. Madrid will try to close the gap of four points that separates them from FC Barcelona, ​​who come into this matchday with a full record of victories, and put pressure on them in their match tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at the La Cerámica stadium against Villarreal. On the other hand, Espanyol arrives on a good run of form after two consecutive games with victories against Rayo Vallecano and Alavés at the RCDE Stadium. Manolo González’s men arrive with seven points and occupy 13th place.