REAL MADRID TEAM NEWS - which 11 players will Zinedine Zidane select for Los Blancos’ clash against Huesca?
Real Madrid welcome rock-bottom Huesca on Sunday evening, looking make it two wins from two under Zidane.
The Frenchman returned to the Real Madrid helm one week before the international break and began with a comfortable 2-0 win over Celta Vigo.
Zidane made some big calls for that win, notably starting maligned players Isco and Gareth Bale, who both scored.
Other standout selections included the return of Marcelo and Keylor Navas in goal for Thibaut Courtois.
The Belgian goalkeeper has not enjoyed a successful first season since making his dream move to the European Champions.
Despite being Real’s No 1 in place of the proven but under-appreciated Navas, Courtois has not reflected the £35m paid for him last August.
Zidane noticed that and dropped him for his first game in charge, but tried to play down the significance of the call.
"It's not a final decision,” the manager said. “There are 10 games left.
Unfortunately for Courtois, he did not have the best break with Belgium, being dispossessed on the edge of his box for the Red Devils’ only concession over the two games.
Zidane showed in his first game back that he is willing to trust the players which delivered so much success in his first tenure, and more of the same is expected on Sunday.
Against the lesser sides he will want Isco to play centrally in a 4-2-3-1 formation with deep creative midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modric being favoured over defence-minded Casemiro or Dani Ceballos.
With Vinicius Junior and Danny Carvajal the only long-term absentees, a very similar side to last time out is expected to do the business against Huesca.
Real Madrid XI vs Huesca (predicted line-up): Navas; Odriozola, Varane, Ramos, Reguilon; Modric, Kroos, Asensio, Isco, Bale; Benzema.