Celta Vigo Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Celta Vigo away from home in the Balaidos Stadium in the match day 28 in the La Liga. The last Real Madrid game was against Atalanta which was a good game despite having to defend well on several occasions, it was a hard fought win.

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

Right now Real are still recovering some of the players but need to win at any cost to remain in the title race. 

Earlier the away game was a 2-0 Win for Real at home. 

Looking at the

Injury list:

1. Carvajal
2. Mariano
3. Odriozola
4. Hazard

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Ramos
2. Rodrygo
3. Marcelo

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• Zidane: "We played a great game. It was a complete match from the beginning to the end. When you have the feeling of having played a great game, we are happy to get through the tie."

Other Comments:

• Modric:"I feel great. The team played a great match from the beginning. The first goal helped us gain confidence for the rest of the match, and I’m really very happy." 

Squad Updates:

This will be the Thirty Eighth game of the season and Real have been really inconsistent in their games and so has been the results, they have had 22 wins, 7 Draws and 8 losses. In the last few games except the last one, the performance has been poor especially in attack and with this always ailing squad it is not making the run easier.

Celta is a great attacking side and are okay in the defense, so Real will need to be careful in both departments and be ready for their counters.

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in a good form. He has supported the defense really well but has not received the same from the team and more so with so many injuries in the defense.

Mendy should start on the left. As Ramos is back after surgery, he should start. Nacho should get the nod ahead for the right back and Varane will start as a center back. Carvajal is out again so Lucas Vazquez should be seen as an attacking option later in the game if need be. So Mendy, Ramos, Varane and Nacho should start. Marcelo, Lucas Vazquez and Militao should be available as substitutes.

Modric has been slow for last 5 games but was always in control and last game was awesome. Same goes with Kroos, who has been exceptional and both should start. So, Kroos, Casemiro and Modric should start. Isco, Valverde and Blanco should start from the bench. 

The forwards have been poor all season, they have been wasting so many chances in front of the goal.  Hazard is out and Vinicius should start on the left, being good in the last game. With Rodrygo playing well, he should get his chance ahead of Asensio, even though he got a goal. And Benzema should start upfront. There is a high chance that Asensio gets a nod ahead and Vinicius starts as a substitute. 

As there are 5 substitutions available, ZZ should think for more rotations in the second half especially taking into consideration the team's fatigue and injuries for the next game's importance.

The probable substitutions will be: 

Vinicius > Asensio

Modric > Valverde

Ramos > Militao

Rodrygo > Lucas Vazquez

Kroos > Isco

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:

As Ramos is rested and is not traveling Nacho comes in as Centre Back and Lucas Vazquez comes as right back.

Ramos OUT <> Lucas Vazquez IN

Real Madrid Vs Celta Vigo: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Celta Vigo at home in the La liga match day 17. The last Real Madrid game was against Elche which was bad result after a good first half and then wasting several opportunities. Then Carvajal gave away a silly penalty due to an error and made it easy for the opponents. But overall display was good except for the attack and wing backs.

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

This is one of the important league matches of the season as there is already a gap at the top. Real have no option but to win this fixture so that they remain in the title race. 

Last year this fixture was a 2-2 Draw.

Looking at the

Injury list:

1. Rodrygo

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Hazard
2. Mariano
3. Jovic

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• Every team will drop points, there’s a lot to play.
  

Other Comments:

• Marcelo left a void in defense and was uncoordinated in attack, he should not start in all likelihood.

Squad Updates:

This will be the Twenty third game of the season and Real have been inconsistent in their performances, they have 13 wins, 4 Draws and 5 losses. And in the last few games the performance levels have improved but in the last game finishing was too poor they had 16 shots of which 6 were and target and still just 1 goal, efficiency can not be worse. And one defensive error led to lose 2 valuable points. 

Celta has a great attack. So, Real will need to be very careful defensively. They have won 5 of the last 6 games and drawn one. So they are on a purple patch right now.

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in a decent form. He has not been great but his performance has been fine. He could not have done anything more for the Penalty goal.

Mendy should 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 but errors have led to goals in all the games where we have conceded. Marcelo in the last game made the defense vulnerable, he was good going forward but was out of sync with Asensio on the left. So, he should start on the bench and only come in the second half to provide relief to Mendy.

Modric has been amazing but is lacking support from the attack. He would start, and so should be Kroos. So, Kroos, Casemiro and Modric should start. Ødegaard, Valverde and Isco should start from the bench.

The forwards have been pathetic in the last game, they have been wasting so many chances in front of the goal. Hazard may be available on the bench, but without match fitness Asensio should start on the left, Benzema upfront and Lucas Vazquez on the right. So, Vinicius, Hazard and Jovic 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: 

Asensio > Hazard

Modric > Ødegaard/Valverde

Kroos > Isco/Valverde

Mendy > Marcelo

Lucas Vazquez > Jovic/Vinicius

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:

With Ramos out at the last minute, Nacho should replace Ramos

Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Celta Vigo at home in the La liga match day 24. Celta are 17th on the leader-board and Real are top of the league. This is a chance for Real to extend the lead and as the gap at the top is very narrow, Madrid is not going to take any risks this time.

Looking at the 

Injury list:

1. Asensio
2. Mariano
3. James

Only Asensio is injured. And he has not been practicing with the team. He has started individual workouts now. We hope his recovery is faster and soon he starts playing with the team.

Suspended:

1. None, Mendy has 4 yellows and has a risk of suspension.

Just recovered:

1. Hazard

He has started practicing with the team for two weeks now but still a doubt to play as a starter.

Practiced:

Asensio is on his recovery process. Mariano and James are not with the team. Others are practicing with the team.

Skipped Practice:

None

Coach Comments:

• None.

Other Comments:

• This is a crucial game and the team had a very good outing in the last match after a hard fought win and need to improve to keep the spirits high.

Squad Updates:

This is a crucial game for the La liga title race.

In the goal Courtois will start and was announced as the winner of the La liga player of the month. He had several good games in the past, things look definitely very positive for Courtois and Real Madrid. 

Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs. Mendy will start on the left and might force an yellow card to make himself available for the el clasico and Carvajal will start on the right. So Mendy, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal should start. Defence has been in good form and will try to avoid any errors leading to the goals.

All the five super mid-fielders are doing great, Modric, Kroos, Valverde, Isco and Casemiro. It is a very difficult decision for ZZ. Last game Isco came on top of all and had a brilliant outing, at the same time Kroos had been rested. Taking the past game's rigor and current fitness level into considerations it is going to be Valverde, Casemiro and Kroos in the middle. Isco and Modric will be on the bench.

As Asensio has been injured and Hazard has just recovered, both would not start. After several changes and returns it will be Benzema, Vinicius and Bale to start. And Hazard, Jovic and Rodrygo should be on the bench. Hazard will be used for 15 to 20 minutes. BBH might get to play together after a long time.

So the formation would be 4 3 3, with Bale and Vinicius on the wings behind Benzema.

So the final starting 11 will be: