'Los Blancos' boss Zinedine Zidane named his strongest possible back 5, with Keylor Navas in goal protected by the usual suspects of Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo.
The susprises came in midfield as Casemiro was rested, with Lucas Vazquez, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Marco Asensio chosen to start in what appears to be a 4-4-2 system, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema leading the line.
Despite his star turn against former club Malaga at the weekend, Isco was dropped to the bench, where he joined Bale and Casemiro.
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Former Real Madrid target Kepa Arizzabalaga starts in goal for the hosts, behind Iñigo Lekue, Unai Núñez, Iñigo Martínez and Mikel Balenziaga.
Mikel San José, Ander Iturraspe make up the midfield engine room, with Iñigo Cordoba and Oscar De Marcos out wide and Raúl García playing just behind Iñaki Williams up top.
The likes of Iker Muniain, Markel Susaeta, Mikel Rico and Aritz Aduriz were all made to do with a place on the bench.
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