Real Madrid vs. Girona: Predicted XI for Alvaro Arbeloa's side in key La Liga showdown

Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa could make four or five changes to his starting side for Friday's La Liga clash with Girona in the Spanish capital.

Los Blancos will be without the services of Rodrygo (knee), Thibaut Courtois (thigh) and Franco Mastantuono (suspended) for Friday's game, but Ferland Mendy (hamstring) is set to return to the squad.

Real Madrid are seven points behind Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table, so Arbeloa cannot afford to rest the likes of Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.

However, there are expected to be changes from the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich on Tuesday night, with Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Fran Garcia and Eduardo Camavinga potentially all being introduced into the XI at Bernabeu.

Jude Bellingham is expected to start next week's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Bayern, and Arbeloa has also revealed that the Englishman will be in the first XI here.

Aurelien Tchouameni is suspended for the second leg at Allianz Arena, so the Frenchman should start in the middle of the midfield.

Andriy Lunin will continue between the sticks due to the ongoing absence of Courtois.

Real Madrid possible starting lineup:

Lunin; Carvajal, Militao, Huijsen, F Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Bellingham; Vinicius, Mbappe