Real Madrid take on Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu in hopes of putting the previous game behind them and returning to winning ways. The men in white will be without the services of who is ruled out for a month. Other than Jude, , and (red card) are the notable absentees for this fixture.
Here is how Real Madrid can lineup against Real Valladolid: The Belgian had a decent game against , making some important saves that allowed Real Madrid to get at least one point. Even the goal he conceded was not easy to save as the header was well timed and came with a good pace too. He would look to replicate that performance against Valladolid, but with a cleansheet this time.
Made some great overlapping runs but was left isolated at times on the right along with . The Spaniard has shown his class time and time again and the home fans would be eager to watch him perform well once again. Except for one mistake, the German had a solid outing in the previous match.
He also took a shot at goal which was not far off. Madrid fans can now safely expect consistently good performances from him. The 26-year-old has the potential to be one of the best in world and showed that potential two seasons ago.
However, he has blown hot and cold since his return from injury, but he would like to cement a good partnership with Rüdiger at the back before Alaba returns. The youngster gets an unexpected start after for a rather reckless challenge in the dying moments of the previous match. Fran has s.