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Real Madrid team news: Predicted line up vs Viktoria Plzen – Julen Lopetegui's last XI?
REAL MADRID take on Viktoria Plzen in a high-stakes Champions League encounter for Julen Lopetegui.
Real Madrid: Lopetegui could be replaced by Conte says expert
Real Madrid have endured a rough start to the 2018/19 season with Julen Lopetegui's future growing increasingly uncertain.
The Spanish boss is under serious pressure to turn his team's fortunes around following a five-game winless streak, including a current run of three consecutive defeats in all competitions.
Real Madrid failed to score in four of those games before notching in their 2-1 defeat at home to Levante at the weekend.
Lopetegui needs a big result against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League group stage clash on Tuesday.
Reports emergesd after the Levante game suggesting that Lopetegui was set to be sacked, though he has held onto his position for now.
A defeat at the Bernabeu on Tuesday could see his tenure draw to a close, meaning his team selection will be crucial.
Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos were benched at the weekend but will all return to the starting XI.
Isco failed to inspire on his return following appendicitis and may lose his place.
Dani Carvajal has been ruled out until mid-November with a calf problem, with Nacho and Alvaro Odriozola vying for the right-back spot.
Keylor Navas has started Champions League games ahead of Thibaut Courtois this season and that will continue to be the case.
Predicted Real Madrid team vs Viktoria Plzen
(4-3-3) Navas; Nacho, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Bale, Benzema, Asensio.