Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Chelsea away from home in the Stamford Bridge stadium in the Champions league.  The last Real Madrid game was against Osasuna which was a fine display in all departments but lack of clinical finishing, it was a well fought win. The team rating for the match against Osasuna  can be found here:  Team Rating Currently Real are a recovering side, with several regulars joining back after injury but they need to win at any cost to advance.  Earlier the home game was a 1-1 Draw.  Looking at the Injury list: Carvajal Lucas Vazquez Varane Suspended : None Just recovered: Ramos Mendy Valverde Kroos Modric Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane: "It feels great. It was a hard-fought victory. We had many chances to score in the first half. When you go 45' with so many chances and without scoring it's easy to get frustrated or stressed. But we were patient and kept on playing. And the

The upcoming match is against Chelsea at home in the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in the Champions League.  The last Real Madrid game was against Real Betis which was a poor display in attack and led to a draw. The team rating for the match against  Betis  can be found here:  Team Rating Currently Real are a recovering side, with several regulars coming back but they need to win at any cost to progress in the competition.  Looking at the Injury list: Ramos Valverde Lucas Vazquez Suspended : None Just recovered: Mendy Carvajal Kroos Hazard Modric Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane: "We lost 2 points. We did well in defense but in the attack we missed many things."  Other Comments: Carvajal: "We'll try to win all the 15 points remaining in La Liga and await our rival's results. The calendar has been very demanding, with the fatigue and all the injuries." Squad Updates: This will be the F

The upcoming match is against Liverpool away from home in the Anfield in the Champions league, this will be the second leg.  The last Real Madrid game was against Barcelona which was a good game in all departments having to defend on several occasions, it was a good win even after some key players were missing . The team rating for the match against  Barcelona  can be found here:  Team Rating Currently Real are a recovering side, with few regulars out but need to win at any cost to be alive in the competition and progress in the competition.  Earlier the home game was a 3-1 Win for Real.  Looking at the Injury list: Ramos Varane Lucas Vazquez Valverde Suspended : None Just recovered: Mariano Odriozola Hazard Carvajal Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane: “We deserved the win. We are very happy with the result, it was a complicated game. Physically we are at the limit playing in two competitions is difficult.” Oth

The upcoming match is against Liverpool at home in the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium in the Champions League.  The last Real Madrid game was against Eibar which was a good game in all departments having to defend on several occasions, it was a good win after some weird weather conditions. The team rating for the match against  Eibar  can be found here:  Team Rating Currently Real are a recovering side, with few regulars out but need to win at any cost to remain in the title race.  Looking at the Injury list: Hazard Ramos Carvajal Suspended : None Just recovered: Lucas Vazquez Mariano Odriozola Kroos Valverde Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane: "You say Asensio, but it's everyone. Today we can name Militão, Marcelo, Isco. That is why we have to enjoy what we did today because it is not easy. And now to think about what comes next Tuesday, the Champions League." Other Comments: Asensio: "We knew t

The upcoming match is against Atalanta at home in the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium in the Champions League.  The last Real Madrid game was against Elche which was a very poor game despite creating several chances from the start but last 30 minutes were good, and was hard fought win. The team rating for the match against  Elche  can be found here:  Team Rating Right now Real are still recovering some of the players but need to win or draw at any cost to remain in the race.  Earlier the away game was a 0-1 Win for Real.  Looking at the Injury list: Carvajal Mariano Odriozola Marcelo Suspended : Casemiro Just recovered: Hazard Ramos Rodrygo Valverde Benzema Militao Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane: "The most important thing is to believe in ourselves and what the game asks of us. We changed the system and the game changed. In the end, getting three points and staying in the fight for LaLiga was important.&quo

The upcoming match is against Atalanta away from home in the Gewiss Stadium in the UCL first leg.  The last Real Madrid game was against Valladolid which was a boring play but after the lead it was full control. Without many key players it was a boring win. The team rating for the match against  Valladolid  can be found here:  Team Rating Right now Real are depleted but need to win at any cost so that they keep their chance alive in the competition.  Looking at the Injury list: Rodrygo Carvajal Valverde Ramos Hazard Odriozola Marcelo Benzema Militao Suspended : None Just recovered: None Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane: ''An important victory, we added 3 points but we have to continue and only think about ourselves, not about the others. We are well, we have not conceded for 3 games and that is the work of everyone in the team" Other Comments: Courtois: "You have to respond and help the team

The upcoming match against Borussia Mönchengladbach is a home game in the Champions league match day 6.  The last Real Madrid game was against Sevilla which was the okay performance under pressure. This was pathetic display by the forwards other departments were good and just managed to win with an forced own goal. The forwards missed several chances, midfield created and controlled the game well, defense was not bad and goalkeeping was solid. The team rating for the match against Sevilla can be found here:  Team Rating This is the last game of the group stage and Real have no option but to win this to qualify. Its a do and die game. If Real win then they will qualify but if Shaktar wins they will finish top and real will go second but if Shaktar draws or losses Real will finish top If Real draws they will depend on other games,  Borussia will finish top If Inter wins then Real qualify second in the group. Any other result and Real will crash out. Looking at the Injury list: Valverde H