Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Reat Betis at home in the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in the La Liga match day 32.  The last Real Madrid game was against Cadiz which was a good display even when a lot of starters missed the game, it was a good win. The team rating for the match against  Cadiz  can be found here:  Team Rating Currently Real are a recovering side, with several regulars out and some returning but they need to win at any cost to be alive in the title race.  Earlier the away game was a 2-3 win for Real.  Looking at the Injury list: Ramos Valverde Mendy Lucas Vazquez Suspended : None Just recovered: Carvajal Kroos Hazard Modric Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane: “I’m very happy for the players. It’s not easy, playing away from home, we had to get all three points today which is exactly what we did. We played a convincing match today, in every sense.”  Other Comments: Marcelo: "I could talk about B

  The upcoming match is against Real Betis away from home in the La liga match day 3. Real Betis  are 2nd on the leader-board after two games, winning both of them and Real are yet to win in their La liga campaign. The last Real Madrid game in the league against Real Sociedad was a goal less  draw.  The team rating for the match against real Sociedad can be found here:  Team Rating Looking at the  Injury list: Mariano Suspended : None Just recovered: Asensio Isco Hazard Lucas Vazque Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: The only thing missing from the last game was a goal.  A lot can happen till 5th October. Other Comments: All players are training, Hazard and Asensio might not be fully fit to start.  Squad Updates: This being the second game of the season and missing the opportunity to win the previous game the game is very important, Madrid need to win this at any cost. Betis away has been a difficult fixture generally

Before going into the next match I will rate the performance of players in the last game vs Barcelona in the El Clasico. Benzema: 5/10, Poor game that has very less involvement, only misses and bad finishes, final third game play was better than previous game but still not up to the mark. Vinicius: 9/10, Became the youngest to score in the El Clasico, had several good plays. The early yellow could have made him a little cautious but played his heart out and recovered 3-4 balls for the team. Isco: 8.5/10, Good game and a few good runs, a great shot at goal which was stopped by the keeper. He was good in distribution as well, could have taken a few more chances but was a bit of communication problem with Marcelo. Kroos: 8/10, Seemed the one to orchestrate the game. Great assist in the first goal and maintained composure throughout the game, even under pressure, coordinated well with attack and defence really well.  Casemiro: 8.5/10, What a game! With an assist or goal he would hav

The upcoming match is against Real Betis at home, currently they are at 16th on the leader-board, where as Real is 2nd with a game in hand. They would like to continue the momentum they had picked mid-week against Leganes. 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 again. First I would like to see the  Injury list : Asensio Nacho Bale Suspended : 1.       None  Just recovered: Lucas Vazquez Mendy Practiced: All except the injured lot and James, who went to Colombia due to birth of his baby. Skipped Practice: James Coach Comments: Zidane :   "I don't have a 'Plan A' or a 'Plan B'," he said when asked about his starting XI. "Every three days I have to leave out quality players. I count on everyone. "It's something that bothers me a lot. I try to choose my best players, but I c