Athletic Bilbao Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Athletic Bilbao away from home in the La liga match day 34. Athletic are 8th on the leader-board and Real are 1st and just 4 points more than Barcelona on the league table. This game is the most important game now, this has potential to decide the league, Madrid can not take any risks and have to win at all costs if they want to stake their claim on the league title.

Real Madrid had drawn 0-0 at home in the first leg.

Looking at the

Injury list:

Nacho
Reiner Jesus

Suspended:

None

Just recovered:

Lucas Vazquez
Jovic

Practiced:

The rest of the team is available.

Skipped Practice:

None

Coach Comments:

To be updated.

Other Comments:

Overall team play was poor, especially in the first half and were not able to convert many chances nor were able to create many. The team needs to step up against a good team.

Squad Updates:

This is a very crucial match for the league title as the margin is just 4 points and several tricky games lined up for both teams, Real has to be very cautious in selecting the team and go full on to get the 3 points.

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in a good form and needs to keep this up.

Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs, though Ramos needs some rest but this game would be very tough and needs his leadership on the field. Mendy was great last game but was involved a lot, so Marcelo should be the one start. And Carvajal will start on the right. So Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal should start. Defence has been in good form but there were few errors which went unpunished in the last game and the game before. So, the defence will have to be very careful. Varane should be back after his minor injury during the last game, fortunately he got some rest.

All the mid-fielders are available now, Valeverde should be go to option instead of Modric due to physical nature of the game. And he should start, so it is going to be Kroos, Casemiro and Modric in the middle. Modric, Isco and James will be on the bench and will come handy in the second half. With matches coming so frequently these substitutions will be key to maintaining the fitness and avoid fatigue.

The forwards have been in good shape but still not converted many chances, it is going to be a difficult decision for ZZ. Hazard was rested last game and will be fresh to start, and with Vinicius seeming a bit tired needs a short break. So Hazard, Benzema and Rodrygo should start, and Mariano, Bale, Vinicius and Asensio should be on the bench.

As there are 5 substitutions available, ZZ should think for more rotation in the second half.

The probable substitutions will be:

Rodrygo > Asensio

Hazard > Vinicius

Valverde > Modric

Kroos > Isco

Casemiro > James

Benzema > Mariano/Bale

Ramos > Militao

So the formation would be 4 3 3.

So the final starting 11 will be:

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