da cassino： We’re slowly but surely approaching the first big derby in the ongoing 2019/20 La Liga season.
da bwin： Real Madrid are travelling across town to meet their neighbours and big city rivals, Atletico Madrid, at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium this weekend.
Zinedine Zidane and his troops are currently enjoying their view from the top of the table but will have to fight hard to remain there.
Their Saturday night opposition have also had mixed results in the campaign so far and are sitting in third.
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Despite a wonderful start and three wins in their first three games, Diego Simeone’s men fell off just a bit and recorded a defeat, a draw and a victory in the next clashes respectively. But a victory over their city rivals would once again propel them upwards.
Zidane made a number of changes for Real Madrid’s match against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu but now, the big boys are very much expected to make their returns to the starting lineup.
With that being said, we could see a total of seven changes in Los Blancos’ starting XI. Here’s what we think it could potentially look like:
Despite instantly becoming the fan favourite, Alphonse Areola will most likely not retain his place between the sticks as Thibaut Courtois is expected to make his return.
His backline should also see some changes. With Ferland Mendy still out injured and Marcelo a doubt, Nacho should once again be slotted into that left-back position. Raphael Varane will partner up with Sergio Ramos in the heart of Real Madrid’s defence.
Moving up to the midfield, we should see the return of James Rodriguez who will mostly be deployed alongside Toni Kroos and Casemiro in that holding role.
Up front, the usual suspects in Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema and the returning Gareth Bale, who was completely left out of the squad for the mid-week clash, look set to feature.
Even though Real Madrid’s Brazilian duo, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes, were the stars of the show against Osasuna, it’s unlikely Zidane will decide to start them in such a big game.