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:
- Mariano
Suspended:
- None
- Asensio
- Isco
- Hazard
- 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:
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