Keylor Navas is preferred to Iker Casillas in the Real Madrid goal for this evening’s must-win encounter with Espanyol in La Liga.
The 33-year-old has come under fire for his recent performances and takes his place on the substitutes’ bench, with the Costa Rican given a rare chance to impress between the sticks.
Elsewhere, Sergio Ramos’ season-ending injury sees Pepe return to the side, having missed Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second-leg defeat to Juventus.
Los Blancos must emerge with all three points at Cornella-El Prat or face the prospect of arch-rivals Barcelona pipping them to the League title this season.
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Espanyol: Casillas; Arbilla, Alvaro, Colotto, Moreno; Lopez, Abraham, Victor; Garcia, Caicedo, Alvarez
Subs: Pau, Fuentes, Mattioni, Canas, Sevilla, Montanes, Stuani
Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo; Isco, Kroos, James; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo
Subs: Casillas, Coentrao, Nacho, Silva, Illarramendi, Chicharito, Jese
Referee: Martinez Munuera
