Real Madrid vs Roma

Roma seem to be on fire atm. I think they have been unbeaten since our game. I am glad Jese scored that second goal because this would have been a heart in the mouth type of game if he hadnt.

I hope Zidane has balls to do the right thing. Play those that make the team better, not those with a bigger name. Lucas played the full game which probably means he wont play a part against Roma which is a shame because e is a damn fine player that allows us to push up our RB further up knowing he will come down and cover

Benzema is still out not sure when he is back. I am assuming he will be out for this return leg because he wasnt back in training. Meaning Mayoral might start a CL game for us. Exciting times for the lad. Both Marcelo and Bale are back meaning they will likely start. The only positions I am unsure of are the RW/LW(depending on where Bale plays) and LCM positions. If Benz is not back its going to be James vs Lucas vs Jese for the forward position and James vs Isco for the other. Knowing Zidane he will likely start both James and Isco because he is alot like Carlo and thats whst Carlo would do.

The full squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Casilla and Ruben Yanez.

Defenses: Varane, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Danilo Carvajal.

Midfielders: Kroos, James, Bale, Casemiro, Kovacic, Modric and Isco.

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lucas Vázquez and Jesse.

Lets do this!!!

I disagree

Lucas and co faired pretty well away at PSG. They are more than capable of compwting with the elite lot. That scrub Roberto contributed to the near manita we suffered in the Clasico

Some kids are ready. Some others are not

Lucas has never been fazed by an occassion for us. And he has paeticipated in a number of tough games. Sure uf he is put through on goal he might miss a 1v1 because of nerves but he honestly plays with so much confidence. We won the league under Mou because we used the likes if Callejon and Granero. I have never been given an impression that Lucas is not ready. There is nothing about his performances that scream "not ready yet need alottle bit more time). I have seen that in Kovacic' but not Lucas'. He always works hard and brings width and unpredictability to his side/game. You never just see him run with the ball and cross blindly. He always looks up to see who is in a better position. If it were up to me i would play this line up:


Thats a solid side right there with a striker who fights for every ball and does his all to get at the end of crosses.

OP updated with the full squad list. Damn shame that our only CF is not picked. Will probably be better off helping the U19 in the CL anyways

I am almost 100% sure we will play a 442 with Bale and Ronaldo up top. Nice to have some speed and strength at least

I am watching highlights of our LaDecima season. Bah Gawd the heart in that team. There was no stopping us.

I hope Zidane can inspire us to go on a similar run. We still have 80% of the players from that triumph