CONFIRMED lineups: Almería vs Real Madrid, La Liga 2014-2015

Almería Starting XI: Rubén, Michel, Ximo, Trujillo, Fran Vélez, Verza, Thomas, Edgar, Dubarbier, Soriano and Hemed

Real Madrid Starting XI: Casillas, Carvajal, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Illarramendi, Kroos, Isco, Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema.

Real Madrid face their last Liga BBVA match of 2014 against an Almería side that sacked their coach this very same week. This night, the Andalusian team will not be coached by Juan ignacio Martínez yet, though his signing was confirmed yesterday. Ramos and James cannot feature in this match, but Ancelotti has two very good replacements in Varane and Illarramendi.

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