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Real Madrid Vs Athletic Club: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Athletic Bilbao at home in the La liga match day 19. The last Real Madrid game was against Atletico Madrid which was great result after a good display in all the departments.

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

This is the one of the important league matches of the season. Real have no option but to win this as this is a rescheduled game from match day 19.

Last year this fixture was a 0-0 draw.

Looking at the

Injury list:
  1. Mariano
  2. Hazard
  3. Jovic
Suspended:
  1. Casemiro is on 5 yellow and will miss the game.

Just recovered:

  1. Carvajal
  2. Ødegaard
  3. Valverde
  4. Odriozola
Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:
  • None
Coach Comments:
  • My players are very special, Carvajal, Lucas, the captain, everyone of them is SPECIAL.
Other Comments:
  • The team has the full defensive unit back and Valverde as well.
Squad Updates:


This will be the nineteenth game of the season and Real have been inconsistent in their performances, they have 10 wins, 3 Draws and 5 losses. And in the last couple of games the performance levels have improved significantly. Return of Ramos and Carvajal have seen the Defense become solid. Midfield has been good, attack has missed a bit of sharpness but been just able to get one or two goals.

Athletic has a good attack and defense. So, Real will need to be solid in the defense and be sharper in attack.

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in poor form and has been leaking goals in the last few games but have shown signs of improvement in the last three games. 

Mendy will start on the left. Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs. And Carvajal will start on the right. So Mendy, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal should start. Defense has been in fine form for last three games. They need to be well coordinated against the attack that is sharp.

Modric has been amazing and is sure to start. Mid field has been getting the control back in the last few games even without Valverde. Kroos and Ødegaard have been sharp as well but both lacked fitness, which was evident in defending the counters leading to the goals. Real has been creative and controlling in the midfield and hope to see this progression flourish. As Casemiro is suspended Modric, Valverde, Kroos should start. Ødegaard and Isco will start from the bench, though it is a problematic situation for Ødegaard who has been out due to a minor injury.

The forwards have been better in the last two game but otherwise they have been mis-firing and missing sitters. They have been creating chances all season but not finishing them. Hazard is not available and Vinicius should start on the left, Benzema upfront and Rodrygo on the right. Though Lucas Vazquez was great in the last game, he needs some rest. So, Lucas Vazquez, and Asensio should start from the bench.

As there are 5 substitutions available, ZZ should think for more rotations in the second half especially taking into consideration that the team's fitness.

The probable substitutions will be: 

Vinicius > Asensio
Modric > Ødegaard
Kroos > Isco
Mendy > Marcelo
Rodrygo > Lucas Vazquez

So the formation would be 4 3 3.

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



So the final starting 11 will be:













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