Real Madrid will take on Deportivo Alaves later tonight in La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu, hoping to end their four-game winless run since the end of the international break.
Ahead of the match tonight, manager Alvaro Arbeloa has now announced the squad list of players who will be at his disposal for selection.
The main highlight is the inclusion of teenage prospect Javi Navarro as the third goalkeeper after he starred for Real Madrid’s U-19 team in the UEFA Youth League.
Indeed, the 19-year-old academy gem’s heroics in the penalty shootout in the final against Club Brugge last night helped Real Madrid win the trophy. This came after he had put in a similar clutch display in the semi-final against PSG as well.
As such, he has been rewarded with a call-up to the senior team – his fifth call-up this season but the first for a La Liga game. He is joined by fellow academy goalkeeper Sergio Mestre and midfielder Thiago Pitarch in the squad.
Aurelien Tchouameni returns to the squad after missing the trip to Bayern Munich last week due to suspension.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid go into the game without Rodrygo and Thibaut Courtois, who are injured, and Raul Asencio, who is out with an illness.
