Real Madrid are enjoying quite a successful spell in their La Liga ventures so far in 2019/20.
Los Blancos are still undefeated in the Spanish top-flight and they’ll be looking to continue their good streak and remain top of the table even after the clash against Mallorca this Saturday.
And seeing how they’re facing a newly-promoted team that’s struggling to stay afloat, Zinedine Zidane might be inclined to rotate his squad just a bit and give a shot to some of the players we haven’t seen that much of so far in the campaign.
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That being said, Real Madrid being Real Madrid, they are experiencing some injury problems at the very moment and that will definitely impact their personnel choice for the weekend.
With all of that in mind, here’s what we think the Frenchman might go for against Mallorca:
Thibaut Courtois has been experiencing some tough times at the Santiago Bernabeu and Alphonse Areola deputised for the Belgium goalie while he was out injured.
Even though he’s just a man on loan at Real Madrid, Areola did well and his recent heroics might earn him another start this weekend as well.
The backline, however, will most likely not see many changes – Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane are practically set in stone and are among Zidane’s most-used players in the squad.
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Marcelo is finally back as well, having suffered from an injury that kept him away for five games across all competitions.
On the other side of the pitch, Daniel Carvajal should reprise his role at right-back, having done so for 720 minutes so far in the season as well. He’s another one of those players that have a key role in Zidane’s jigsaw.
Two key players that won’t participate, however, are Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, Real Madrid’s midfield generals who are both out injured. Replacing them might be the toughest task Zidane will face this weekend.
But with the return of Isco and the emergence of James Rodriguez, he still has quality options to replace them so those two should get some game time come Saturday evening.
Even though Casemiro has played in all of their games so far and is aching for a rest, Real Madrid can’t really afford to reshuffle the whole midfield pack at once.
For that reason, the Brazilian might have to start against Mallorca as well.
The front three will also see one change as Gareth Bale has picked up a knock during the international break while facing Modric’s Croatia.
In his place, Zidane will most likely deploy the 19-year-old Vinicius Junior and the Brazilian will play alongside Karim Benzema and Eden Hazard, two of the more prominent names in the squad that are unlikely to be dropped.