Real Madrid reach their final match of 2015, against Real Sociedad, with the treatment room practically empty. The only thing wrong is the absence of Ramos.
BenĂtez is only pondering one doubt for his starting eleven, and it is a reasonable one and a recurrent one as well. Isco and James are rivals for one position. The other ten are decided.
In goal will be Keylor Navas, with Danilo, Pepe, Varane and Marcelo in front of him. French defender Varane returns after being out injured for a month.
Kroos and Modric will be in charge in midfield, and up front there are no changes. Bale, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo will form the attacking trio.
In the last three games at the Bernabéu (against Getafe, Malmö and Rayo Vallecano) Real Madrid have scored 22 goals, of which Benzema hit eight, Cristiano Ronaldo six and Bale, who did not play against Malmö, five.
So the eleventh player in the team will be either James or Isco, with James looking more likely if the past is anything to go by. When both have been available, they have appeared together just in the games against Cådiz and Malmö. Otherwise James was the one picked in four games, and Isco in just two.
Bron : Marca
