Real Madrid may not be able to field Benzema yet, but without Benzema in the squad will not make Real Madrid's performance weak.
I saw in the Real Madrid squad lineup in today's match, Karim Benzema was introduced as the main player. But the lineup hasn't been closed yet, there is still 5 minutes left before the match for a lineup change. We look back a bit on the world cup related to Karim Benzema. During the world cup, Karim Benzema was on full leave with a statement that he was injured, but if he arrives at Real Madrid he can play, of course the question is what's wrong with the French squad. Real Madrid does have many strikers who can replace Karim Benzema against Real Valladolid. But Karim Benzema can be key in every match. With the presence of Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde can move freely on the right side.
Modric and Tchouameni were rested for this game, Kroos was placed in the middle and flanked by Cebalos who stepped up to the position of attacking midfielder with Valverde. I also like seeing Asesncio there because it's a good thing for him not to leave given the chance to play.
I think it's still good enough for Madrid now even though some players have been tried for new positions and some have been rested but this is still a pretty good thing.
It's actually good to try a player in a new position and also, to rest some players isn't a bad idea. But I think this act of resting players and also trying players in a different win requires timing. Here the question is; why are you resting this player? and, is it important to try players in a different positions in this very match?
They are matches u do this, and it turns out to become a big mistake thereby causing you to lose the match. I don't think this is the right time for Ancelotti to be doing such, especially now that he needs consistent winning to overthrow Barcelona.