Real Madrid’s confirmed squad for Sunday’s home Clásico against Barcelona welcomed back a glut of key figures, including the right back pairing of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dani Carvajal.
Midfielder Dani Ceballos joined center back Dean Huijsen to complete a quartet of eye-catching additions, even if it wasn’t an entirely unblemished roster.
“We’ve got almost all the players back who couldn’t play against Juventus,” Alonso noted in his pregame press conference on Saturday. “Tomorrow you’ll see the starting XI, but everyone in the squad can play.”
Alexander-Arnold hasn’t been involved in a competitive fixture for Madrid since limping off on his Champions League debut for the club back in mid-September with a hamstring injury. It remains to be seen whether Alonso will thrust the England international straight back into the firing line with a start in his first Clásico, but Carvajal’s concurrent return raises the prospect of the pair sharing some game time at the Bernabéu.
