Alcoyano manager Vicente Parras will have to make do without the services of Manuel Raillo for the game against Real Madrid while Ruben Garces will also be unavailable. On-loan duo Jose Solbes and Jona will be available after missing out the last game against parent club Hercules.
Alejandro Camacho and Angel Lopez will carry the threat from the wide areas while Alberto Rubio will look to create openings from the No. 10 slot. Spearheading the attack for the hosts should be Mourad El Ghezouani although Juli is also an option that Parras might consider.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Figueras; Sanchez, Gonzalez, Ferrez, Anton; Casanova, Niguez; Camacho, Rubio, Lopez; El Ghezouani
Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane has seemingly opted to use this game to rest some of his regulars as Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric are all absent from the 20-man squad named by the manager. Martin Odegaard, who would have hoped to get some minutes in the cup tie, also does not make the cut. Dani Carvajal is yet to return to training and misses out for the trip.
Real Madrid are expected to rotate heavily on Wednesday, with some of the fringe players likely to get an opportunity to make a mark against Alcoyano. In goal, Andriy Lunin should come in for first-choice stopper Thibaut Courtois, while Alvaro Odriozola should get a rare start at right-back.
Isco should also get a rare chance in the side, with him occupying the third midfield slot, trying to engineer openings for his teammate. Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior ought to be the two wide men, with Mariano Diaz set to get a chance to spearhead the attack in place of Karim Benzema.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Lunin; Odriozola, Militao, Nacho, Marcelo; Isco, Valverde, Kroos; Vazquez, Diaz, Vinicius
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