In the midst of injuries, of the uncertainty of a Real Madrid side without Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Pepe and Alvaro Morata, Los Blancos will be grateful for the recovery of a beast of a player - Sergio Ramos. The captain, the leader of the team and the executioner of Atletico Madrid. After more than a month out with injury, the central defender is back just in time to help Real begin their most difficult period of the season so far. It will be Ramos' 34th Madrid derby and Atleti will become, at least until El Clasico on December 3, the team that he has faced most times in his career. Remarkably, he has been a part of 19 wins, seven draws and seven defeats, even taking into account the period that Diego Simeone has been at the helm for the rojiblancos. "He's our captain and it's a joy to see him again, not only because he's playing, but because he's important for the group as well," Zinedine Zidane said at his pre-match press conference.
Ramos has scored four against Atletico, two of them unforgettable in the Champions League finals in 2014 and 2016. Will he sign off at the Estadio Vicente Calderon with another?Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema have returned to this week's training session ahead of the all-important Madrid derby for Zinedine Zidane, though other injuries still persist. Pepe, Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Alvaro Morata will all miss out due to recent injuries, so Zidane will have to reshuffle his line-up to get the best out of his squad. As such, the French boss will be bringing 20 players to the Estadio Vicente Calderon, as listed below.
Real Madrid squad against Atletico:
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Casilla and Rubén Yáñez.
Defenders: Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo, Coentrão and Danilo.
Midfielders: James, Kovacic, Modric, Asensio and Isco.
Strikers: Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale, Lucas Vázquez and Mariano.
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