Real Madrid Vs Levante: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Levante at home in the  Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium in the La Liga match day 21. The last Real Madrid game was against Alaves which was a redemption game after a few shameful results. 

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

Now on all games are like do or die as there is already a huge gap at the top. Real have no option but to win this fixture at any cost. 

Last year this fixture was a narrow 3-2 Win and we have already won at Levante this season 0-2.

Levante has won just 1 of 10 away games this season in the league. And they have a mid week game in the Copa del Rey, so they should have less time to recover.

Looking at the

Injury list:

1. Rodrygo
2. Nacho
3. Ramos
4. Valverde

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Carvajal
2. Varane

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• Without Zidane in direct control Bettoni will be in charge.
  

Other Comments:

• Casemiro: We showed once again what we can do. This is the spirit with which we need to take on LaLiga.

Squad Updates:

This will be the Twenty eighth game of the season and Real have been too inconsistent in their performances, they have 15 wins, 5 Draws and 7 losses. In the last few matches the performance has dipped to the lowest of the season.  

Levante has been a tough opponent in the recent times, though they have won just 1 out of 10 games away they have been scoring 2 goals every match, lot of them ending in draws. Real will need to be careful defensively. In the attack they will expect to get chances and they should improve the efficiency to convert.

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 has supported the defense really well.

Mendy should start on the left. Militao and Varane will start as the center backs in absence of Ramos and Nacho. But as Carvajal should be fit by this week's game he should start on the right. So Mendy, Militao, Varane and Carvajal should start. Defense has been in okay form but errors have led to goals in all the games where we have conceded. Without Marcelo the defense looks better. So, he should start on the bench and only come in the second half to provide any relief to Mendy, if we have a 2 goal cushion.

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. Isco and few youth squad members should start from the bench. 

The forwards have been poor all season, they have been wasting several chances in front of the goal. With some improvements in the last game the forwards will look for continuity. Hazard should start on the left. Asensio should start on the Right and Benzema upfront. So, Vinicius, Lucas Vazquez and Mariano 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 > Lucas Vazquez

Modric > Blanco/Arribas

Kroos > Isco

Benzema > Mariano

Hazard > 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:

Odriozola comes for Carvajal

Alaves Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Alaves away from home in the La liga match day 20. The last Real Madrid game was against Alcoyano which was a shameful result after a pathetic display in midfield but as always there were several opportunities wasted by the forwards. 

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

From now on all games are like do or die as there is already a huge gap at the top. Real have no option but to win this fixture at any cost. 

Last year this fixture was a 1-2 Win but we have already lost to Alaves this season at home 2-1.

Looking at the

Injury list:

1. Rodrygo
2. Carvajal
3. Nacho

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Ramos
2. Varane

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• I am responsible because I am the coach. Players have tried. It is not a shame. It's another painful day.
  

Other Comments:

• The team is in another crisis, the problem is the squad lacks spirit more than talent.

Squad Updates:

This will be the Twenty seventh game of the season and Real have been too inconsistent in their performances, they have 14 wins, 4 Draws and 7 losses. In the last few matches the performance has dipped to the lowest of the season.  

Alaves has been a pain for Real, Real will need to be sharp in all departments. 

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 has supported the defense really well.

Mendy should start on the left. Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs. But as Carvajal is not fir Odriozola should start on the right. So Mendy, Ramos, Varane and Odriozola should start. Defense has been in fine form but errors have led to goals in all the games where we have conceded. Without Marcelo the defense looks better. So, he should start on the bench and only come in the second half to provide any 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. ZZ should look to give more minutes to others and have the substitutions early in the second half.

The forwards have been poor all season, they have been wasting several chances in front of the goal. Hazard may be available and start on the left. Asensio should start on the Right and Benzema upfront. So, Vinicius, Lucas Vazquez and Mariano 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 > Lucas Vazquez

Modric > Ødegaard/Valverde

Kroos > Isco/Valverde

Benzema > Mariano

Hazars > 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:

• Militao for Ramos

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 Athletic Club: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Athletic Club at a neutral stadium in Supercopa Semi-Final. The last Real Madrid game was against Osasuna which was a pathetic result after a poor display in all departments. 

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

This is a knock out game and Real need to win this at any cost. 

Looking at the

Injury list:

1. Rodrygo
2. Carvajal
3. Jovic

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. None

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• We've handled it badly, we did what we could on this pitch. It wasn't a football match. It should have been suspended. The conditions weren't right for a match. I'm repeating myself, but that's how it is.
  

Other Comments:

• Attack is doing really bad, they need to step up.

Squad Updates:

This will be the Twenty fifth game of the season and Real have been inconsistent in their performances, they have 14 wins, 5 Draws and 5 losses. In the last few matches the performance has dipped but in the last few games finishing was utterly poor, efficiency needs to improve a lot.  

Athletic has been good but have not got good results. So, Real will need to be very careful to score goals and not concede. 

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in a good form. He has supported the defense really well.

Mendy should start on the left. Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs. But as Carvajal is not fit Lucas Vazquez will start on the right. So Mendy, Ramos, Varane and Lucas Vazquez should start. Defense has been okay but errors have led to goals in all the games where we have conceded. Without Marcelo the defense looks better. So, he should start on the bench and only come in the second half to provide any 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. ZZ should look to give more minutes to others and have the substitutions early in the second half.

The forwards have been poor in the last few games, they have been wasting several chances in front of the goal. Hazard will be available and should start on the Left, Asensio should start on the Right, and Benzema upfront . So, Vinicius and Mariano 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 > Vinicius

Modric > Ødegaard/Valverde

Kroos > Isco/Valverde

Mendy > Marcelo

Hazard > Vinicius/Mariano

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:

Osasuna Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Osasuna away from home in the La liga match day 18. The last Real Madrid game was against Celta Vigo which was great result after a good display in midfield but there were several opportunities wasted by the forwards. 

The team rating for the match against Celta 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 1-4 Win.

Looking at the

Injury list:

1. Rodrygo

Suspended:

1. Carvajal

Just recovered:

1. Ramos
2. Jovic

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 fourth game of the season and Real have been inconsistent in their performances, they have 14 wins, 4 Draws and 5 losses. In the last few matches the performance has improved but in the last couple of games finishing was poor they had 25 shots of which 8 were on target and still just 3 goals, efficiency needs to improve a lot.  

Osasuna has had a poor run of form, there last win was 9 games ago but they can be very cagey in defense. So, Real will need to be very careful to score goals. 

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 has supported the defense really well.

Mendy should start on the left. Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs. But as Carvajal is suspended Odriozola will start on the right. So Mendy, Ramos, Varane and Odriozola should start. Defense has been in fine form but errors have led to goals in all the games where we have conceded. Without Marcelo the defense looks better.. So, he should start on the bench and only come in the second half to provide any 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. ZZ should look to give more minutes to others and have the substitutions early in the second half.

The forwards have been poor in the last game, they have been wasting several 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:

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

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:

Valladolid Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Valladolid away from home in the La liga match day 21. This is the return leg, the first match was a 1-1 draw at Santiago Bernabeu. There has been remarkable improvement since then for Real Madrid and they are currently 2nd in the league standings and Valladolid are 15th in the league standings. Real have same points with Barcelona and for sure Madrid is not going to take any risks this time.

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. 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.

Suspended:

1. Carvajal (5 🟨)

Just recovered:

1. Ramos

As per ZZ Bale and James were not ready to join the squad last week but both played the Copa del Rey game and are now ready.

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 crucial game before the Madrid Derby, several players will return and Carvajal will not be available with no direct right back option to replace him.

Squad Updates:

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

In the goal Courtois will start after the rest during mid-week game, having got several good games in the past, things look definitely very positive for Courtois and Real Madrid.

Ramos is now available and should start now, as Marcelo had returned from injury but was not very convincing in the last game and caused an error leading to the goal. So Mendy should be favored ahead of Marcelo. As Odriozola has been loaned and Carvajal is not available Militao should play as a right back. So Mendy, Ramos, Varane and Militao 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 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 Kroos in the middle. Valverde and James will be on the bench and Isco should start in the attack.

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

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

So the final starting 11 will be: