Before Real Madrid can look ahead to El Clásico, they first must take on Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Los Blancos are in desperate need of a bounce back after suffering a heartbreaking 3–2 defeat to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final last weekend. Real Madrid's last chance of ending their season with silverware comes down to their close La Liga title race with Barcelona.
To keep the pressure on the Catalans, Real Madrid must win their remaining four league matches, starting with Celta Vigo. The defending Spanish and European champions will be severely undermanned, though, after the club confirmed Antonio Rüdiger, Ferland Mendy and David Alaba will miss the rest of the season due to injury. The three players join Eduardo Camavinga, Éder Militão and Dani Carvajal on the sidelines. Rodrygo was also left out of Real Madrid's squad.
Without any of his starting defenders available, Carlo Ancelotti will have to once again rely on a makeshift backline come Sunday. He will also need Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior to deliver in attack or else Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes could vanish before they even make the trip to Barcelona.
Here's what Real Madrid's XI could look like against Celta Vigo on May 4.
