Carlo Ancelotti has a determination headache when choosing who to play in Real Madrid's attack for the cross-city derby against Atletico Madrid this Sunday night.
That headache does now not consist of two of the largest names in his squad, however, with every Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard searching unlikely to declare a starting spot.
The preference the Italian has to make as a substitute is to select between Rodrygo Goes and Marco Asensio for the third attacking spot alongside the in-form Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema.
The fall of Bale and Hazard
It's tough to see Ancelotti taking section in Bale or Hazard in this one, in general questioning about that Vinicius is taking part in arguably the satisfactory duration of his career, the ever-reliable Benzema is decrease again fit, and Rodrygo and Asensio are additionally impressing.
Both Bale and Hazard are large names, they both earn big money, and they've each been plagued via injuries that have prevented them nailing down a vicinity in the facet in latest seasons.
Hazard has performed 424 minutes so a long way this season, then again simply 9 minutes in the final three matches. Illness after the world spoil has saved him out of Real Madrid's current extremely good run, which has regarded them go pinnacle in LaLiga Santander and tightly closed their location in the closing sixteen of the Champions League.
The Belgian has additionally registered virtually one assist, doing so in the first activity of the season towards Alaves, when he in truth lined up alongside Bale and Benzema.
In the following game, Bale scored his solely intention of the season away at Levante before selecting up an harm in the 2nd week of September in opposition to Celta Vigo and disappearing from the aspect completely.
Bale recovered fully to choose out up some different injury on November thirteen playing for Wales, on the other hand he is in the stop healthful enough to function again, having now no longer reached even 200 minutes on the pitch so a lengthy way this season for Los Blancos.
The return of Bale and Hazard may additionally no longer grant Ancelotti too a total lot to anticipate going into Sunday's match, due to the reality based totally on current form, the front three almost preferences itself at the moment.
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