Real Madrid Confident in Consolidating Improvement at Las Palmas' Ground

Real Madrid faces Las Palmas this Thursday with renewed confidence after dispelling doubts generated by their draw against Mallorca in the first matchday. Thanks to a convincing 3-0 victory over Valladolid at the Bernabéu, Carlo Ancelotti's team seems to have regained its course. However, calm among the fans has given way to new questions, focusing on the Italian coach's decisions regarding rotations and the opportunity to give more prominence to young talents like Brahim Díaz and Endrick, who responded to the coach's trust with goals in the last match.

Surprisingly, the starting trio of Rodrygo, Mbappé, and Vinicius did not shine against Valladolid. Ancelotti has acknowledged that Mbappé's adaptation to the team has not been easy but remains calm about it: "I don't see Mbappé worried about not scoring in two weeks." The Italian coach emphasized this Wednesday that such adjustments are normal and that the team needs time to reach its peak performance. Despite criticism for an alleged lack of goals, Ancelotti defended his team's performance: "Problems with goals? Even without being at our best, we already have six; that says a lot." The Madrid coach is confident that this will be resolved as the season progresses since the players had a short preseason.

Ancelotti had already anticipated that he plans to rest his players throughout the season, aware that it will be an extremely long campaign that could extend until July 13 if the team reaches the final of the new Club World Cup. However, for the match against Las Palmas, he does not plan to make significant rotations. It will be from the start of the Champions League when Ancelotti begins to implement those changes due to the tight schedule. "We have many resources in the squad, and the idea is to make many changes," noted the Italian coach.

For the clash against Las Palmas, Madrid recovers Ferland Mendy, who returns after serving his suspension for a red card in Mallorca. However, the team will still be without Jude Bellingham, who will be out for a month, as well as Eduardo Camavinga, David Alaba, and Jesús Vallejo.

Las Palmas welcomes the reigning champion at a difficult moment. The era of Luis Carrión at the helm of the team has had a tough start, adding only one point after drawing against Sevilla and being defeated by Leganés. Las Palmas has yet to find the necessary stability to compete at the highest level, making this encounter a crucial test for both the Canary team and Real Madrid. This match closes out the third matchday of La Liga and will be vital both for measuring Madrid's consistency and for Las Palmas to seek a turning point in their challenging situation.

Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Rüdiger, Mendy, Valverde, Tchouaméni, Güler, Rodrygo, Mbappé and Vinicius.

Las Palmas: Cillessen, Álex Suárez, McKenna, Mármol, Álex Muñoz, Loiodice, Javi Muñoz, Kirian, Marvin, Mata and McBurnie.