Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Valencia at home in the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in the La Liga match day 23.  The last Real Madrid game was against Getafe which was a decent play after a makeshift team with players playing on unrecognized positions started clicking in the second half. After scoring the goal they looked very comfortable. The team rating for the match against  Getafe  can be found here:  Team Rating Right now Real need to win at any cost so that they get their respect back and take revenge of last time around, and the gap at the top is already huge.  Earlier in the season Valencia won 4-1 but there were several controversies in the game. Last year Real won this fixture 3-0 Looking at the Injury list: Rodrygo Ramos Hazard Odriozola Marcelo Militao Suspended : None Just recovered: Carvajal Isco Lucas Vazquez Valverde Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane: "It’s a good win. It’s two wins in a row

The upcoming match against Valencia is an away game in the La liga match day 9. Real Madrid will play their fifth away match of the season.  The last Real Madrid game was against Inter Milan which was a good fighting win, this was not one of the better performances of the team but there were sparks of good in all departments.  The team rating for the match against Inter can be found here:  Team Rating With so many games coming back to back Real have no option but to win this for themselves and to keep their title chance alive by gaining some confidence back. Last year this fixture was a 1-1 draw. Looking at the Injury list: Casemiro Hazard  Militao Carvajal Odriozola Suspended : None Just recovered: Ødegaard Practiced: The rest of the players are available for selection.  Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: To be updated Other Comments: With no regular right back option available junior squad members are also possible to be included. Odriozola is very close to return to action. Squa

Before going into the next match I will rate the performance of players in the last game vs Eibar. Benzema: 8/10, A complete game without the goal, very nice control and link up play. This was the kind of display everyone expects of him, if he is not scoring.  Rodrygo: 6.5/10, The runs and link up play was great, should create more space but nothing to complain as such, far better option than Bale at the moment. Hazard: 8/10, Very elegant performance, tried to create more but first game after the return was good in so many ways. If he continues like this he will be a genuine goal threat and would draw at least two defenders away. One assist was to show but should have been more.  Kroos: 8.5/10, Score early with a perfect shot. Seemed the one to orchestrate the game along with the midfield partners.   Casemiro: 7.5/10, Was forceful in the play and left his mark without much struggle . Modric: 7.5/10, Good game and a lot of lungs in the first half. Second half was bad but overall play wa

The upcoming match is against Valencia at a neutral stadium in Saudi Arabia which is the Semi Final of the Supercopa, currently they are at 6th and Real are 2nd on the leader-board. Being a semi final this is very crucial,  Madrid is not going to take any risks this time. First I would like to see the  Injury list : Asensio Hazard Suspended : 1. None   Just recovered: James Marcelo Lucas Vazquez Practiced: Asensio and Hazard continue with their recovery processes. James, Marcelo and Lucas Vazquez are back with the team. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Nothing specific Other Comments: Bale and Benzema are not traveling. Squad Updates: Update : No Bale or Benzema in the traveling squad. Reason for the missing stars is injury to both, making them unavailable for the games. This is a crucial game for the Supercopa title, and it is a knockout game. Ramos is now available , so Ramos and Varane s

The upcoming match is against Valencia away from home, currently they are at 8th and Real are 2nd on the leader-board. With equal points with Barcelona  Madrid is not going to take any risks this time again. First I would like to see the  Injury list : Asensio Lucas Vazquez Hazard Marcelo Suspended : 1.   Mendy   Just recovered: Nacho, James Practiced: Asensio, Hazard and Lucas Vázquez continue with their recovery processes. James combined work in the gym and out on the pitch. Bale is back with the team. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Nothing specific Other Comments: With the rest given to Bale, it is time for him to start. Squad Updates: This is a crucial game for La Liga title race, with all the teams neck to neck. With Varane back playing regularly we will have him in the starting 11 and as Marcelo has a muscular injury he should miss and Mendy has a red card so Nacho should start. Odriozola playe