Real Madrid: Yan Diomande starts again as Jude Bellingham and Bernardo Silva named substitutes

Yan Diomande has been named in the Real Madrid starting line-up for a second consecutive match as they travel to face Elche in the sixth round of La Liga.

Manager Jose Mourinho has left Jude Bellingham and Bernardo Silva on the substitutes’ bench for the fixture.

Thibaut Courtois starts in goal, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Dean Huijsen and Marc Cucurella forming the defence.

Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde and Arda Guler make up the midfield, while Vinicius Junior, Diomande and Kylian Mbappe lead the attack.

Real Madrid’s starting line-up is:

Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella

Midfielders: Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Arda Guler

Forwards: Vinicius Junior, Yan Diomande, Kylian Mbappe

The substitutes are Lunin, Asensio, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick, Alvaro Carreras, Aspe, Bernardo Silva, Brahim Diaz, Antonio Rudiger, Denzel Dumfries and Thiago Pitarch.

Real Madrid go into the match second in the La Liga table with 12 points.

Elche are 19th, having collected two points.