Real Madrid are set to begin the defence of their Copa del Rey trophy.

Madrid will travel to fourth-tier Arandina CF on Saturday in the round of 32 of this year’s competition, after lifting the cup last May in Seville.

Arandina eliminated LaLiga side Cádiz in the second round in December.

Ancelotti also vowed to name a strong squad for this game. The Italian has said he wants to win the trophy again, as he revealed that only the trio of Toni Kroos, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Vinícius Júnior will miss the game.

“We’re the reigning champions,” Ancelotti said. “This competition gave us a lot of happiness last year and we’ll start off trying to win it… Only three [players] won’t play: Kroos, who has a little problem, Tchouameni and Vinícius, who has to complete his recovery. The others travel, and all of them could play.

“[Eduardo] Camavinga is available. [Ferland] Mendy is still missing, he’ll be in the squad for the Supercopa… Arda Güler is available. He’s an option to start the game.”

Ancelotti has twice won the Copa del Rey as Madrid coach, beating Barcelona 2-1 in an El Clásico final in 2014 thanks to a late wondergoal from Gareth Bale, before last season’s victory over Osasuna.

“We’ve got [to the final] twice and both times we’ve had a lot of happiness,” Ancelotti said. “It was unforgettable in Valencia [in 2014] and in Seville [last year].”