Real Madrid Vs Valladolid: The Starting 11

  

The upcoming match is against Valladolid at home in the La liga match day 4. Real Madrid will play their first home match of the season. The last Real Madrid game in the league against Real Betis was a thrilling one goal win after a comeback. 

The team rating for the match against Real Betis can be found here: Team Rating

Looking at the 

Injury list:

1. Mariano
2. Marcelo
3. Kroos

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Asensio
2. Hazard
3. Lucas Vazquez

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• A lot can happen till 5th October.

Other Comments:

• All players are training, Hazard and Asensio might not be fully fit to start but will play some minutes

Squad Updates:

This will be the third game of the season and Real have been missing several opportunities in the previous games, the game is very important. Madrid need to win this at any cost to get the confidence back, especially for the attack.

Valladolid has a good attack and last season drew this fixture 1-1 , so Real will have to be extra careful.

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in a good form in the last games and needs to keep the same going.

Marcelo is injured, Mendy was solid last game and should get the nod this time again. Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs, there is no doubt in it. Carvajal on the right is also a certainty. So Mendy, Varane, Ramos and Carvajal should start. Defence was good except for some switching off leading to the goals in the last game. So, the defence will have to be very careful especially against a fast attack of Valladolid.

Modric was really good in the last game, and controlled the game after coming off the bench. Valverde put a man of the match performance and Kroos was subbed due to injury. So it is going to be Modric, Casemiro and Valverde in the middle. Casemiro will be needed to stuff  up the Valladolid counters, but he has to pull up his socks as he has not been his usual self in the last few games. And Valverde will be required to support the attack on the flank.

The forwards have recovered from injuries but Hazard and Asensio might not be fully fit to start. So, Vinicius is the only option on the left. Benzema will be the main striker. Isco will start on the diamond support role. So Vinicius, Benzema and Isco should start, and Hazard, Jovic, B Mayoral, Rodrygo, Lucas Vazquez and Asensio should be on the bench.

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

The probable substitutions will be: 

Vinicius > Hazard

Modric > Ødegaard 

Valverde > Rodrygo/Asensio

Isco > Rodrygo/Asensio

Benzema > Jovic/Mayoral, seems very unlikely though

So the formation would be 4 3 1 2.

The most probable kit to be used for the Valladolid game will be the home kit !!!

So the final starting 11 will be:

Real Betis Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

 

The upcoming match is against Real Betis away from home in the La liga match day 3. Real Betis are 2nd on the leader-board after two games, winning both of them and Real are yet to win in their La liga campaign. The last Real Madrid game in the league against Real Sociedad was a goal less draw. 

The team rating for the match against real Sociedad can be found here: Team Rating

Looking at the 

Injury list:

1. Mariano

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Asensio
2. Isco
3. Hazard
4. Lucas Vazque

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• The only thing missing from the last game was a goal. 
• A lot can happen till 5th October.

Other Comments:

• All players are training, Hazard and Asensio might not be fully fit to start. 

Squad Updates:

This being the second game of the season and missing the opportunity to win the previous game the game is very important, Madrid need to win this at any cost.

Betis away has been a difficult fixture generally, especially for Madrid, so they have to be extra carefull.

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in a good form in the last game and needs to keep the same going.

Marcelo  and Mendy are both available, but Mendy was solid last game and should get the nod ahead this time again. Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs, there is no doubt. Carvajal on the right is also a certainty. So Mendy, Varane, Ramos and Carvajal should start. Defence was solid last game but there were few errors in the last few minutes. So, the defence will have to be very careful especially against a fast attack of Betis.

Modric was really good in the last game, but was unable to create many chances and should be seen as a substitute. So it is going to be Kroos, Casemiro and Valverde in the middle. Casemiro will be needed to hold off the Betis attack and Valverde to support the attack on the right flank, which was a missing piece in the last game. Ødegaard and Modric will be on the bench and will come handy in the second half. 

The forwards have recovered from injuries but Hazard and Asensio might not get the go ahead to start. So, Vinicius is the only option on the left. Benzema will be the main striker. Rodrygo will start on the right. So Vinicius, Benzema and Rodrygo should start, and Jovic, Lucas Vazquez and Asensio should be on the bench.

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

The probable substitutions will be: 

Rodrygo > Asensio

Mendy > Marcelo

Valverde > Ødegaard 

Kroos > Modric

Benzema > Jovic/Mayoral, seems very unlikely though

So the formation would be 4 3 3.

The most probable kit to be used for the Betis game will be the away kit !!!

So the final starting 11 will be:

Real Sociedad Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Real Sociedad away from home in the La liga match day 2. Real Sociedad are 6th on the leader-board after one game and Real are yet to start their campaign. The first Real Madrid match of La Liga 2020-21 against Getafe was postponned. 

This game might see Ødegaard, who was the star for Real Sociedad last seasion start against them.

This being the first game for Real Madrid, they will go cautious. 

Looking at the 

Injury list:

1. Mariano
2. Asensio
3. Hazard
4. Isco

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Jovic

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• . To be decided

Other Comments:

• James, Bale are not with Real Madrid anymore.
• Courtois will wear no 1, Asensio will get the jersey no 11 and Vinicius will wear the no 20 this season. 

Squad Updates:

This being the first game of the season and with few injuries in place the best options are as follows.

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in a good form last season and needs to keep the same going.

Marcelo  and Mendy are both available , but Mendy might get the nod ahead this time. Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs. Mendy would start on the left and Carvajal on the right. So Mendy, Varane, Ramos and Carvajal should start. Defence was solid last season but there were few errors in the last few games. So, the defence will have to be very careful.

Modric was really good in the last few games and is more likely to start. So it is going to be Kroos, Casemiro and Modric in the middle. Ødegaard and Valverde will be on the bench and will come handy in the second half. 

The forwards have several injuries. Vinicius is the only option on the left in Hazard's absence. Benzema will be the main striker. Rodrygo will start on the right. So Vinicius, Benzema and Rodrygo should start, and Jovic, Lucas Vazquez and Rodrygo should be on the bench.

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

The probable substitutions will be: 

Rodrygo > Lucas Vazquez

Mendy > Marcelo

Modric > Ødegaard 

Kroos > Valverde

Benzema > Jovic/Mayoral

So the formation would be 4 3 3.

The third kit will be used in the first game!!!

So the final starting 11 will be: