Alcoyano Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Alcoyano away from home in the Copa Del Rey round of 32. The last Real Madrid game was against Athletic Bilbao which was very bad result after abysmal display in all departments but there were several opportunities wasted by the forwards and defensive errors costed us the game.

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

This is a knock out game and Real need to win this at any cost. The tie is one legged and the format has changed since last year.

Looking at the

Injury list:

1. Rodrygo
2. Carvajal
3. Varane

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Ramos

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• We're doing the right things and we have to keep it up.
  

Other Comments:

• Nacho did really well filling in for Ramos.

Squad Updates:

This will be the Twenty sixth game of the season and Real have been too inconsistent in their performances, they have 14 wins, 5 Draws and 6 losses. In the last few matches the performance has dropped significantly, efficiency in front of goal needs to improve a lot, defensive errors and midfield chance creation has also taken its toll.  

Alcoyano has had a great run of form, and have defeated Huesca in their last knock out game. So, Real will need to be very careful to score goals and not concede. 

In the goal Lunin will start, he has not played a single minute.

Marcelo should start on the left. Militao and Nacho will start as the center backs. But as Carvajal is recovering from injury Odriozola will start on the right. So Marcelo, Militao, Nacho and Odriozola should start. Defense has been leaking goals and too many errors have led to goals in all the games where we have conceded. 

We should see refreshed mid field after so many games, with Ødegaard, Valverde and Isco in the starting eleven. And Modric, Kroos and Casemiro should start from the bench. 

The forwards have been poor, they have been wasting several chances in front of the goal. With Jovic gone, Mariano, Vinicius and Hazard may start. Benzema, Asensio and Lucas Vazquez will start from the Bench.

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

The probable substitutions will be: 

Hazard > Asensio

Ødegaard > Kroos 

Isco > Modric

Odriozola > Carvajal (if he is available)

Vinicius > Lucas Vazquez

So the formation would be 4 2 1 3.

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

So the final starting 11 will be:

Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Real Sociedad at home in the Copa del Rey quarter final. As this is a knock out tie and with the new format there is no 2nd leg Madrid is not going to take any risks this time out.

Looking at the 

Injury list:

1. Asensio

 Asensio has been injured for a long time now. And has not been practicing with the team but has started individual workouts now. We hope his recovery is faster and soon he starts playing with the team.

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Bale
2. Hazard
3. Rodrygo

Practiced:

Asensio continued his recovery processes. Others are practicing with the team.

Skipped Practice:

None

Coach Comments:

• Defence has been doing good and is now our strength.

Other Comments:

• This is a crucial game after the Madrid Derby, Hazard and Bale might get some time to play.

Squad Updates:

This is a crucial game for the Copa del Rey title race.

In the goal Areola will start and provide rest to Courtois, he too had some good games in the past, things look definitely very positive for Areola and Real Madrid.

Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs. Marcelo will start on the left and Carvajal will start on the right.So Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal should start. Defence has been in good form and is expected to prevent the occasional errors those have led to the goals in the past games.

All the five super mid-fielders are doing great, Modric, Kroos, Valverde, Isco and Casemiro. It is a very difficult decision for ZZ. Taking the past game's rigor and current fitness level into considerations it is going to be Valverde, Modric and Kroos in the middle. Isco and James will be on the bench.

As Asensio has been injured and the attacking needs to be in order after several injuries, Benzema, Rodrygo and Vinicius should start. And Brahim, Jovic and Lucas Vazquez should be on the bench. Hazard should get some time during the 2nd half after his recovery.

So the formation would be 4 3 3, with Rodrygo and Vinicius on the flanks and switching during the game.

So the final starting 11 will be:


Update: Vinicius replaces Bale in the starting 11, Nacho comes in for Carvajal and Casemiro is replaced by Modric.

Zaragoza Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Zaragoza away from home in the Copa del Rey round of 16. As this is a knock out tie and with the new format there is no 2nd leg Madrid is not going to take any risks this time out.

Looking at the 

Injury list:

1. Asensio
2. Hazard
3. Bale

Both Asensio and Hazard  have been injured for a long time now. And have not been practicing with the team. Both have started individual workouts now. We hope their recovery is faster and soon they start playing with the team. Bale picked up injury in the ankle during the Copa del Rey match and will not be available for this tie.

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. None.

Practiced:

Asensio and Hazard continue their recovery processes. Others are practicing with the team.

Skipped Practice:

None

Coach Comments:

• Defence has been doing good and is now our strength.

Other Comments:

• This is a crucial game before the Madrid Derby, several players will get rotated and Carvajal will return after the break during the La liga game due to suspension.

Squad Updates:

This is a crucial game for the Copa del Rey title race.

In the goal Areola will start and provide rest to Courtois, he too had some good games in the past, things look definitely very positive for Areola and Real Madrid.

Ramos and Nacho will start as the center backs and provide rest to Militao and Varane. Marcelo will start on the left and Carvajal will start on the right.So Marcelo, Ramos, Nacho and Carvajal should start. Defence has been in good form and is expected to prevent the occasional errors those have led to the goals in the past games.

All the five super mid-fielders are doing great, Modric, Kroos, Valverde, Isco and Casemiro. It is a very difficult decision for ZZ. Taking the past game's rigor and current fitness level into considerations it is going to be Modric, Casemiro and James in the middle. Kroos, Isco and Valverde will be on the bench.

As Hazard and Asensio have been injured and the attacking needs to be in order after several injuries, Jovic, Vinicius and Brahim should start. And Rodrygo, Benzema and Lucas Vazquez should be on the bench. 

So the formation would be 4 3 3, with Vinicius and Brahim on the flanks and switching during the game.

So the final starting 11 will be:

Unionistas Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Unionistas de Salamanca, away from home in the Copa del Rey round of 32. This is a knockout game, though the opponent is from second division it could get a bit tricky, for sure Madrid is not going to take any risks this time out.

Looking at the 

Injury list:

1. Asensio
2. Hazard

Both these players have been injured for a long time now. And have not been practicing with the team. We hope their recovery is faster and soon they start playing with the team.

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. James
2. Marcelo
3. Lucas Vazquez
4. Bale

As per ZZ Bale and James were not ready to join the squad last week.

Practiced:

Asensio and Hazard continue their recovery processes. Others are practicing with the team.

Skipped Practice:

None

Coach Comments:

• Nothing specific

Other Comments:

• This is a knockout game and there is no 2nd leg for recovery, so ZZ will have to play a strong enough team

Squad Updates:

This is a crucial game for the Copa del Rey.

In the goal Areola will start and provide Courtois will be rested, having got several good games in the past, things look definitely very positive for both and Real Madrid.

Ramos is now available but might not be risked, so Militao and Nacho should be seen in the starting 11 and as Marcelo had a muscular injury and just returned he was a bit scrappy but should start. So Marcelo, Militao, Nacho and Carvajal will start. Defence has been in good form and is expected to prevent the occasional errors those have led to the goals in the past games.

All the four super mid-fielders are doing great, Modric, Kroos, Valverde and Casemiro. And now Isco is added to that, there are 5 options available as starters, a very difficult decision for ZZ. Taking the past game's rigor and current fitness level into considerations it is going to be Valverde, James and Brahim in the middle. Kroos, Casemiro and Modric will be on the bench.

As Hazard and Asensio have been injured and the game needs to provide play time to other players. So, Vinicius, Jovic and Bale should start. Benzema should be present on the bench.

So the formation would be 4 4 2, with Jovic and Bale leading the attack.

So the final starting 11 will be: