'Los Blancos' take on a resurgant Alaves at the Bernabeu on Saturday and have included Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale in the squad for the game as they look to reduce their deficit to eternal rivals Barcelona to 11 points.
Bale will most likely start the match as Marco Asensio misses the fixture after being absent from training on Friday due to trouble with a wisdom tooth, while Ronaldo returns to the set-up after being rested in midweek against Leganes.
Lucas Vazquez and Borja Mayoral join Benzema and his two strike partners to make up Madrid's attack. Young Dani Ceballos has also been included and could get a run out on Saturday as Zidane looks to put the substitution controversy behind the pair.
Skipper Sergio Ramos is also a noticeable absentee, along with the injured Marcelo, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, as he is suspended for the match after picking up another booking in the midweek game.
The 19-man squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Kika Casilla and Luca Zidane.
Defenders: Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Nacho, Theo Hernandez, Achraf Hakimi and Alvaro Tejero.
Midfielders: Casemiro, Marcos Llorente, Isco, Mateo Kovacic and Dani Ceballos.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Lucas Vazquez and Borja Mayoral.
24 February 2018