MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he plans to keep things simple as he prepares his side ahead of their match at home with Barcelona in the 'El Clasico' tie on Sunday.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Madrid - Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland - October 11, 2022 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
The Italian said he would avoid big changes to his team this time, after he put midfielder Luka Modric up front to replace the then injured striker Karim Benzema in the last El Clasico in March - only to get hammered 4-0 by the Catalans. "Last time I tried to play the inventor, they gave me a beating. So I don't expect we will be doing anything out of the ordinary on Sunday.Ancelotti said goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will miss the game due to a lack of practice as he gets over the back injury that led him to miss the last four matches.
But he confirmed that he will have the services of defender Antonio Rudiger, who had 20 stitches in his forehead after clattering into Shakhtar Donetsk's goalkeeper in their Champions League match on Tuesday.
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