The Real Madrid starts this Wednesday from 9:00 p.m. your participation in the Copa del Rey before him Unionists in The tracks attached to the Helmántico in the round of 16 and Zinedine Zidane has done up seven changes in the initial ‘11’ of those who won the Seville Saturday at Santiago Bernabeu in the day 20 garter belt.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), just as you have done with the Spain Supercup, the format of the Cup and now it is a single match until the semifinals and in the stadium of the lower category team – if they coincide, the order of extraction of the balls will dictate the place of the crash. Thus, the French coach has opted for a ‘11’ very competitive to avoid shocks in order to ensure the presence in the draw for the round of 16 on Friday.
The seven novelties are as follows. Areola, which does not play since December 11, is again under sticks in a defense almost identical to the duel against the Seville with Carvajal, Militao, Nacho and Marcelo. Nacho it is the only new face behind in Varane's place, while Casemiro It also repeats presence ahead without Kroos or Modric, who did not travel. (There is no one who can with Carvajal: Odriozola his last victim)
The Brazilian will be accompanied by Valverde, sanctioned before the Hispanic group; Y James, which adds new minutes after he played the last quarter of an hour of the semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup against Valencia. In attack, Benzema he returns after his injury, which prevented him from being in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and against Sevilla, and he does it accompanied by Bale, low from Getafe before the Super Cup, and by Vinicius.
Jovic returns to the bench, just as Lucas Vázquez -Rodrygo did not travel. Zidane move the bench, but the '11' is guaranteed to be imposed on the Unionists and keep moving forward in the Cup, the only competition that has not won either as a player or coach of the Madrid, not forgetting either The league and Sunday's duel in the Jose Zorrilla before him Valladolid in the day 21 garter belt.