Real Madrid are hurt going into the Copa del Rey game against Villarreal. 'Los Blancos' come into the game after a terrible defeat against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup and they want to get back to winning ways.
However, that is not the only headache for Ancelotti. Real Madrid have several players missing for the game and some players like Modric, Valverde, Mendy and Camavinga could be tired going into it.
That and the lack of confidence in Odriozola could open the door to two academy players. They are Arribas and Vinicius Tobias, who have been regulars in first team training sasions for a large part of the season.
Both footballers have shown that they are capable of forming part of the XI in matches of that calibre. In fact, Arribas has already made his deby this season and under Zidane, he ended up getting minutes in 10 matches.