Leganes Vs Real Madrid: The Starting 11

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The upcoming match is against Leganes away from home in the La liga match day 38. Leganes are 18th on the leader-board and Real are the CHAMPIONS of La Liga 2020 and have an unassailable 7 points lead over Barcelona on the league table. This game is very important for Leganes and Real needs to prove their dominance now. Madrid can relax a bit but can get Benzema to Pichichi with 3 goals.

Real Madrid had won 5-0 at home in the first leg.

Looking at the 

Injury list:

1. Marcelo
2. Reiner Jesus

Suspended:

1. None

Just recovered:

1. Hazard
2. Nacho

Practiced:

The rest of the players are available for selection. 

Skipped Practice:

• None

Coach Comments:

• . To be decided

Other Comments:

• James has asked not to be selected for the game against Athletic Bilbao and has not been selected since..

Squad Updates:

This match is dead rubber for Real Madrid now. But they will try to score as many as possible to show their supremacy.

In the goal Courtois will start, he has been in a good form and needs to keep the same going.

Marcelo misses out due to injury. So Ramos and Varane will start as the center backs. Mendy would start on the left and Carvajal on the right. So Mendy, Varane, Ramos and Carvajal should start. Defence has been in fine form but there were few errors in the last few games. So, the defence will have to be very careful.

All the mid-fielders are available now but James might opt out to play like last few games. Modric was really good in the last game but may be rested. So it is going to be Kroos, Casemiro and Valverde in the middle. Modric and Isco will be on the bench and will come handy in the second half. 

The forwards have been in good shape but still did not convert more chances. Hazard started the last game, he was not great but was starting to look good. Vinicius got his short break and should start on the left and Asensio on the right as Rodrygo started the other night. So Vinicius, Benzema and Asensio should start, and Jovic, Bale, Hazard, Lucas Vazquez and Rodrygo should be on the bench.

As there are 5 substitutions available, ZZ should think for more rotations in the second half.

The probable substitutions will be: 

Asensio > Rodrygo/Lucas Vazquez

Vinicius > Hazard

Valverde > Modric

Kroos > Isco

Benzema > Bale/Jovic

So the formation would be 4 3 3.

So the final starting 11 will be:

Real Madrid Vs Leganes: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Leganes at home, currently they are at the bottom of the leader-board, where as Real is 6th with a game in hand. This is a must win after a devastating loss against lowly placed Mallorca and dropping the lead.

They have had a very bad start but have won the last league match to boost their confidence.

Madrid is not going to take any risks this time.

First I would like to see the 

Injury list:

1. Asensio
2. Nacho
3. Bale

Suspended:

1.     None 

Just recovered:

1. Modric
2. Lucas Vazquez
3. Mendy

Practiced:

All except the injured lot.

Skipped Practice:

None (Bale)

Coach Comments:

• Zidane : “Yes, they were injured," Zidane said. "Everyone here is indispensable, all 25 [players], but they were the two injured ones and we didn't want to risk them."

Other Comments:

• Speculation is Bale is having problem with ZZ and this has caused him to be out of the squad, and it has got less to do with injury.

Squad Updates:

This is a do or die game to be in the title race, with the defensive lapses of the past, there will be no experiments. No non-sense four, Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal will be certain to start.

In the goal Courtois will start with a better performance at Galatasaray, things look positive.

As Modric has just recovered he will be a sub in the midfield, it is going to be Casemiro, Kroos and Valverde. 

As Bale is injured and did not practice, Hazard, Benzema and Rodrygo should start. And will have Vinicius and Jovic as substitutes.

So the final starting 11 will be:

Update:

As James is not training on 29th October, he is also expected to be out of the squad.