Solari has decisions to make ahead of El Classico.

in sprtshub •  6 years ago 

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The Real Madrid manager would be expected to shake up the score profoundly when the side faces Barcelona in the Copa Classico.

Lionel Messi may be unavailable for the Catalans as he sustained an injury last weekend and could be out of the game for a while. Real Madrid, on the other hand, have almost all their players back from injuries, and it could pose a problem to the coach as far as selection goes.

Keylor Navas will be expected to start ahead of Courtois as he's been the goalkeeper for the Copa De Rey as this is the only competition where he gets to feature as the Belgian has been the number one goalkeeper since he signed from the west London outfit. In defense, we could see Sergio Ramos partner with Varane and Carvajal could come in for Odriozola.

However, the selection problem will start from Marcelo if he is to replace the in-form Regulion who has been a total revelation since coming into the side from the youth academy. In midfield, we would expect to see Luka Modric partner with either of Casemiro or Dani Ceballos although I think Casemiro will be the better option.

Then again, I would expect Lucas Vazquez to be available and also Toni Kroos who was out of starting 11 last time out. Upfront would have been Benzema and the next issue of selection. Solari would have to make up his mind whether to play Vinicius or Gareth bale or to have both of them as they did in the last match against Alaves where the 18-year-old Brazilian sean into the spotlight. The Welshman hasn't been consistent all season and has been hampered very well by injuries. It'll be up to Solari to decide who he wants to use.

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