Official list of Real Madrid’s players who will play Alaves 

Thursday night at the Mendizorrotza Stadium, Real Madrid will play their last game before the mid-season break against Deportivo Alaves.

They are two points behind Girona in the league, and they will want to keep that gap or even close the gap on them before the Christmas break, since Girona plays Real Betis earlier on Thursday.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti has named the players he will have available for the trip to Vitoria.

After getting hurt against Villarreal, David Alaba and Ferland Mendy can’t play, and Dani Carvajal hasn’t fully healed enough to join the team. Because Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois aren’t playing, Real Madrid doesn’t have their whole first-choice defense.

Youngster Raul Asencio is added to the team to make up for defense players who aren’t there.

Even though Joselu missed practice today because he was sick, he is still on the group list. Ancelotti has also named Gonzalo Garcia, a striker for Castilla, as a possible backup in case the experienced forward is not ready to play.

Along with Jude Bellingham, Fede Valverde, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Dani Ceballos, Nico Paz is back on the squad list. He is part of a strong middle group.