Carlo Ancelotti has named his team to face Real Valladolid, and the biggest news is that Karim Benzema will start for the Los Blancos.

See Real Madrid’s starting team below

Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Alaba, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Kroos, Ceballos; Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius.

Subs: Lunin, Lopez, Vallejo, Nacho, Hazard, Modric, Camavinga, Odriozola, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Rodrygo

Eder Militão was named in the initial starting team, but got replaced with Alaba due to illness.