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It’s confirmed: Andriy Lunin will once again start in goal for Real Madrid at the expense of Kepa Arrizabalaga for the Merengues’ next meeting against Getafe, Wednesday evening (9 p.m.).
Carlo Ancelotti has really decided: while waiting for the return of Thibaut Courtois (perhaps for the last matches of the season), Andriy Lunin is now the starting goalkeeper of Real Madrid ahead of Kepa Arrizabalaga. It will start Thursday evening (9 p.m., live on beIN Sports) against Getafe, in a match postponed from the 20th day of La Liga. The Merengues have the opportunity to take the lead with two points more than Girona, before a derby against Atlético and a shock at the top against the Catalan surprise!
After his starts in the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Barça (4-1 victory) then during the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey lost to Atlético (4-2), the Ukrainian goalkeeper, 24, found the bench in La Liga 10 days ago, but was returned to the eleven last weekend against Las Palmas. A great reward for the one who arrived in June 2018 from Zorya Luhansk (for 8.5 million euros, plus 5 bonuses).
Kepa, who was loaned by Chelsea after Courtois’ serious knee injury, has clearly not convinced in recent months and his Italian coach made this radical decision to change number 1 during the season. The 29-year-old Basque even returned to the Spanish Seleccion in October, before being overtaken by Unai Simon, David Raya and Alex Remiro the following month. Euro 2024 is moving away for him…
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