Every Real Madrid player has now featured in the starting XI
With Jesús Vallejo starting against Fuenlabrada this evening, now all 23 members of Zidane's squad have figured in the starting line-up.
For Zidane, every memner of his squad has a part to play: "All of them are going to get their opportunity. To be able to win trophies, all of them are important", he has said over and over again this season. His words are backed up by the statistics. With Jesús Vallejo featuring in the starting XI for this evening's Copa del Rey tie against Fuenlabrada, now every member of the first team squad has featured at some point in the starting XI. Vallejo had to wait to make his debut with the first team as a series of injuries held him back from entering into the dynamic of the group.
Luca and Moha yet to feature
The only players who have been on the bench but not started a match for Madrid this season are the two third choice goalkeepers Luca Zidane and Moha Ramos both of whom have come in and out of the squad when needed. Luca is technically still Real Madrid Castilla's keeper while Moha usually plays for the Under-19s. With Keylor Navas and Kiko Casilla as Zidane's main goalkeepers, it looks very unlikely that either of the third choice keepers will feature this season.
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| PLAYER | MATCHES IN THE STARTING XI |
| Sergio Ramos | 14 |
| Keylor Navas | 12 |
| Casemiro | 12 |
| Isco | 12 |
| Kroos | 11 |
| Carvajal | 11 |
| Modric | 11 |
| Varane | 10 |
| Marcelo | 10 |
| Bale | 8 |
| Nacho | 8 |
| Asensio | 8 |
| Cristiano | 8 |
| Benzema | 8 |
| Lucas Vázquez | 4 |
| Kovacic | 3 |
| Theo | 3 |
| Achraf | 3 |
| Casilla | 3 |
| Ceballos | 2 |
| M. Llorente | 2 |
| B. Mayoral | 1 |
| Vallejo | 1 |
| Luca Zidane | 0 |