Real Madrid Vs Mallorca: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Mallorca at home in the La liga match day 31. Mallorca are 18th on the leader-board and Real are 1st and with equal points with Barcelona on the league table. This game is one of the most important game to have any chance in the league, Madrid can not take any risks at all and have to win at any cost if they want to remain in contention, more so with football coming back after a break.

Real Madrid had lost 1-0 away in the first leg.

Looking at the

Injury list:

Nacho
Lucas Vazquez
Mariano
Reiner Jesus

Suspended:

None

Just recovered:

Jovic

Practiced:

The whole team is available. Hazard, Ramos and Isco joined the team in training today.

Skipped Practice:

None

Coach Comments:

I have a personal opinion about the schedule but I don't like to interfere with these things. Every day there's some new issue, the schedule, the referees - in the end, I just do my job.

Other Comments:

None.

Squad Updates:

This is a crucial game for the league title as with no point difference it is still under sight but very tight, it can only get wider if we play well and wait for Barcelona's mistakes.

In the goal Courtois will start, should be a no-brainer.

Militao and Varane will start as the center backs, as Ramos had a muscle injury and needs some rest. Mendy will start on the left and will provide better defensive option and Carvajal will start on the right. So Mendy, Militao, Varane and Carvajal should start. Defence has to be particularly alert, there has been occasional lapses causing goals.

All the mid-fielders all are available but all are not dependable on most days, too much problem in consistency. It is a very difficult decision for ZZ to pick the three. There has been lack of any consistency in the last few games but looking at the next game, it is going to be Modric, Casemiro and James in the middle. Valverde, Isco and Kroos will be on the bench. With matches coming thick and fast these substitutions will be key to fitness.

Edit: With no Casemiro in the Squad, Valverde starts in his position.

As Hazard rested the whole game, there is some concern regarding his fitness. So it should also be a tough decision to start him. Ideally it should be HBR again, but with the injuries it would be Vinicius, Benzema and Bale. And Hazard, Rodrygo and Asensio should be on the bench.

As now 5 substitutions are available, this is a great time to rotate the squad for ZZ.

The probable substitutions will be:

Bale > Asensio

Vinicius > Hazard

Mendy > Marcelo

Modric > Valverde

James > Isco

Benzema > Mariano/Rodrygo

Militao > Ramos

So the formation would be 4 3 3.

So the final starting 11 will be:

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