Real Madrid Projected XI: Casillas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Illarramendi, James; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.
Having had a good rest during Real's Copa del Rey match against Cornellà, players like Ronaldo, Kroos, Benzema or Bale should be able to make the difference in this game. it will be important to handle Celta's intensity properly, because they already showed they can beat anybody in this league when they earned a surprising 0-1 win at the Camp Nou. Real Madrid will need to be careful with this one.