Champions League
Dec 9, 2014 7.45pm
4
0
HT : 2 0
FT
  • Cristiano Ronaldo 20' goal
  • Gareth Bale 38' goal
  • Alvaro Arbeloa 79' goal
  • Marcelo 86' yellowcard
  • Alvaro Medran 88' goal
  • redcard Marcelinho 19'

Team News: Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale start despite seven Real Madrid changes

Ronaldo, Bale start for Madrid

Carlo Ancelotti has made seven changes to his Real Madrid side for tonight's Champions League game at home to Ludogorets Razgrad, although Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have retained their places in the starting XI.

Keylor Navas has replaced Iker Casillas in goal, while Alvaro Arbeloa, Raphael Varane, Nacho and Fabio Coentrao make up the back four.

Further forward, Isco and Javier Hernandez start in place of James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema.

The visitors have opted for Virgil Misidjan over Junior Quixada as their lone striker.

Real Madrid: Navas; Arbeloa, Varane, Nacho, Coentrao; Illarramendi, Kroos, Isco; Bale, Hernandez, Ronaldo Subs: Casillas, Pepe, Marcelo, Carvajal, Jese, Medran, Benzema

Ludogorets: Stoyanov; Caicara, Moti, Terziev, Minev; Dyakov, Fabio Espinho, Alexandrov; Dani Abalo, Marcelinho; Misidjan Subs: Borjan, Aleskandrov, Abel, Zlatinski, Wanderson, Junior Quixada, Hamza

Follow all the action from the Bernabeu in Sports Mole's live text commentary.

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