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Real Madrid Vs. Cadiz Preview: Ancelotti Makes Huge Lineup Rotations

Real Madrid will make up to 10 changes when it faces Cadiz on Saturday, in a match that could potentially finish the La Liga title race.

Los Blancos currently top the Spanish top flight by 11 points, and can wrap it up this season if they win but FC Barcelona lose a Catalan derby against Catalonia.

"The objective is very clear: to get three points to get closer to winning this competition," head coach Carlo Ancelotti outlined at his prematch press conference.

"We're only thinking about achieving our goal against a team that is fighting to avoid relegation, who arrive at the Bernabeu with enthusiasm."

Asked if his team will head to the Cibeles fountain in Madrid city center if things go it way, Ancelotti insisted that the team hasn't thought about this "because we haven't won anything yet".

"We'll think about the celebrations on the day we're mathematically sure. We're not. The goal is the three points," he reiterated.

What Ancelotti could confirm is that his goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will start a game for the first time this season after recovering from an ACL rupture approaching Matchday 1 and then another knock in training last month.

"Tomorrow he will play after a long time. It's good news that he's back, as it is with Militao. He can contribute, he's fine, he's very excited. We are thrilled to have him back," the Italian said about the German.

Compared to the side that drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in a Champions League semifinal first leg tie, only Nacho keeps his first place in the first XI.

This means that he and Militao team up in central defense, while Fran Garcia and Dani Carvajal are the left and right backs.

In midfield, it is a pivot duo of Luka Modric and Eduardo Camavinga, who sit behind a more attacking trio of Dani Ceballos, Brahim Diaz and Arda Guler.

Up front, Joselu is the main striker as Ancelotti goes for a 4-2-3-1 without a pair of front men who are usually Vinicius and Rodrygo.

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