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Barcelona were able to get a sloppy, unimpressive win against Almería, which means that Real Madrid need to get this home win in order to stay atop of La Liga. There aren't many surprises in Ancelotti's lineup ahead of the next FIFA break -- just Navas starting --, so his team will likely manage to maintain their good form against Rayo.
Real Madrid Starting XI: Keylor, Nacho, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Kroos, Modric, James, Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema.
Rayo Vallecano Starting XI: Cristian, Tito, Zé, Abdoulaye, Insua, Fatau, Trashorras, Licá, Kakuta, Bueno, Baptistao