Perhaps thinking about the upcoming Champions League match against Wolfsburg, coach Zinedine Zidane chose to leave some key players out to get some rest.

Real Madrid needs a chance to count their chips ahead of a crucial UEFA Champions League tie, and their upcoming match against Eibar seems like a good chance to do so for French boss Zinedine Zidane.

Los Blancos will have to deal against Los Armeros without four key players, two of them out due to injury and two more were granted some rest. The two men left out of the 19-man squad facing Eibar due to injury are French footballers Raphael Varane and striker Karim Benzema, who had to be subbed off during Real's visit to Wolfsburg which ended with a 2-0 defeat for Zizou's crew. Varane came down with a muscular injury prior to El Clásico, and he is expected to miss yet another week of action.

Surprisingly enough, Costa Rican shot-stopper Keylor Navas and Luka Modric will watch Saturday's game from the stands, as Zidane decided to give them some rest. The team's starting goalkeeper hadn't missed a match since last December, when then-coach Rafa Benitez handed Kiko Casilla the gloves against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League. Meanwhile, Luka Modric has struggled with fitness issues ever since joining Los Blancos, and Zidane thought he could use some time off.

This is Real Madrid's call up for Saturday's game.

 

Match details, result and original broadcast info

Real Madrid 4 - 0 Eibar

April 9, 2016 10:00amEstadio Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid)

This match has ended. Below are the original Live broadcast details for this match.

Live TV coverage and streaming in United States

beIN SPORTS USA
beIN SPORTS en Español
fuboTV
beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A.

Follow the game on-the-go

Download our iOS and Android apps to follow on-the-go. It comes packed with features - live scores, fixtures, results, tables, line-ups, stats, TV schedule and much more! Sorry, no live streaming within the app.

Live Soccer TV App for iOS Live Soccer TV App for Android