Isco also rumoured to be starting for Real and Pepe out. Who would be centre back then beside Ramos?
The french guy?
My understanding from my French sources is that Benzema will start.
Yeah it would still need someone else to drop out though for Isco, Khedira and Varane to all start. Pepe, Benzema and Illaramendi would probably be the third so.
Not a chance Illaramendi will start, pal.
My sources agree with you on Benzema now.
Teams confirmed now along those lines. Arda Turan not even on the bench.
Real will win, very hard to beat Tradition
hopefully
Bale to score and Madrid to win is the call
signing in
Ronaldo, back in his home country, to prove he’s the greatest footballer in the history of the game.
Diego Costa won’t make it til half time
Looking forward to Ray constantly criticising the 22 players starting for the two best teams in Europe.
He’s jogged towards the first couple of balls that came his direction.
FFS That was ridiculous.
Starting Costa was idiocy.
The great @Monkey Allen recommended backing first sub Atletico at evens on twitter for that very reason. He’s a great man.
It really was. He obviously wasn’t even close to being fit. Surely they could have found that out after a couple of minutes of a warm-up.
Apparently Diego Costa wasn’t happy at being taken off. Weird. Did they just believe him without asking him to do any sprinting or anything?