Real Madrid: The Starting 11

The upcoming match is against Alaves away from home, currently they are at the 13th and Real are 2nd on the leader-board. There is no leeway for dropping points and so  Madrid is not going to take any risks this time again. First I would like to see the  Injury list : Asensio James Lucas Vazquez Hazard Suspended : 1.       None  Just recovered: Nacho Practiced:  All are practicing.  James, Asensio and Lucas Vázquez continue with their recovery processes, while Hazard began his. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Nothing specific Other Comments: Hazard will be fit for the El Classico. New Injury update: Varane is not able to train Squad Updates: This is a crucial game for the title race with Barcelona playing Atletico this weekend. With Marcelo playing the whole 90 minutes against PSG mid-week, it gives ZZ option to start Mendy completely fresh. So Mendy, Ramos, Militao and Carvajal should start, more s

The upcoming match is against PSG at home, currently they are at the top and Real are 2nd on the leader-board of their group in champions league. The last game against PSG was a disaster and qualification is still not confirmed  Madrid is not going to take any risks this time. First I would like to see the  Injury list : Asensio James Lucas Vazquez Suspended : 1.       None  Just recovered: Marcelo Nacho Practiced:  Nacho is practicing with the substitutes for the recovery session.  Kroos and Isco also joined the recovery with the substitutes, where as Bale joined the starters for the recovery session indoors. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Nothing specific Other Comments: A lot of comments about Mbappe and if Hazard would like him in the current team etc.. Squad Updates: This is a crucial game for qualification to the knockouts. With Mendy playing the whole 90 minutes against Real Sociedad, it gives

The upcoming match is against Real Sociedad at home, currently they are at 5th 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 James Lucas Vazquez Nacho Suspended : 1.       None  Just recovered: Bale Marcelo Practiced:  Nacho is practicing alone. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Nothing specific Other Comments: Marcelo has recovered in time and might start. There is too much controversy involving Bale, and ZZ would like to calm things down and might start Bale ahead of Rodrygo, given Rodrygo has joined the team late. Squad Updates: This is a crucial game for La Liga title race, with all the teams neck to neck. With Marcelo practicing more than Mendy he should start. So Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal will start, more so with the great work over the past few games by t

The upcoming match is against Eibar away from home, currently they are at 14th and Real are at 2nd on the leader-board. With a draw in the last match  Madrid is not going to take any risks this time again. Standings First I would like to see the  Injury list : Asensio Nacho Suspended : 1.       None  Just recovered: Lucas Vazquez James Bale Practiced:  Bale, James and Marcelo are not training with the team. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Nothing specific Other Comments: Marcelo might have a small injury and might miss. Carvajal: Commenting that no one doubts the commitment of Bale and James, he would also leave early during matches if not playing, it doesn't mean any less commitment. Squad Updates: This is a crucial game for La Liga title race, with all team neck to neck. With Marcelo being slightly injured Mendy, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal will start, more so with the great work ov

The upcoming match is against Galatasaray at home, currently they are below Real on the leader-board in the Champions league and they are last and Madrid are 2nd. But the situation for Madrid is not very assuring and they need to win this at any cost. Madrid is not going to take any risks this time again. First I would like to see the  Injury list : Asensio Nacho James Bale Suspended : 1.       None  Just recovered: Lucas Vazquez Practiced: All except the injured lot. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: To be updated later Other Comments: No other injury concerns, but with the rest to Marcelo and Valverde, they will probably start. Squad Updates: This is a crucial game for qualification to the next stage, 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, more so with the great work over

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

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 : Asensio Nacho Bale Suspended : 1.       None  Just recovered: Modric Lucas Vazquez 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 w

Real Madrid have completed 9 matches in the La liga, which is approximately 25% of the campaign. And they have played 3 matches in Champion's league which has a maximum of 13 matches to win it. Effectively 25% of the season is over. The standings are as follows, 2nd in the league behind Barcelona, having played most of the top teams except Barcelona. If they continue the same momentum they have a good chance in the league, and just to point they have done so with several injuries. Real has lost just one match but overall performance needs improvement So the future seems bright, the team needs more consistency in defence and goal keeping. In the champion's league they are second behind PSG, who have a 100% win record. One desperate win, one tough draw and a bad loss, the shape of the team is not great. They will qualify it seems but given the easy group, things are not smooth for sure. But going ahead their solid performance is what is required. In the competitio

The upcoming match is against Galatasaray and away from home, currently they are above Real on the leader-board in the Champions league and Madrid are at the bottom. They have the same results and same points but better goal difference as of now. They have had  a bad start but have won the last league match to boost their confidence. First I would like to see the  Injury list : Asensio Lucas Vazquez Modric Bale Suspended : 1.       None  Just recovered: Nacho Marcelo Kroos Raphael Varane Valverde Mendy Practiced: All except the injured lot. Skipped Practice: None Coach Comments: Zidane :  Zidane: "Modric, Bale and Lucas are not available." "We've got a chance tomorrow to prove ourselves and that's what we are going to try and do." Squad Updates: This is a do or die game, with the defensive lapses of the past, there will be no experiments. No non-sense four, Marcelo, Ramos, Varane an