Varane and Nacho at heart of defence in Ramos' absence
The Real Madrid centre-back continues to recover from a calf injury. Elsewhere, Benzema completed a full training session and is set to return after five games on the sidelines.
Defence
Real Madrid held their final training session before hosting Deportivo de La Coruña on Sunday afternoon in the Santiago Bernabéu (16:15 CET). Sergio Ramos has been ruled out as he continues to recover from a calf injury, which means Varane and Nacho will once again team up at the heart of the Madrid defence. Jesús Vallejo is also out with a hamstring injury.
Attack
As a counterweight to his defensive issues, Zinedine Zidane has the rest of the squad available, including Moha as his third goalkeeper. Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema, who has been sidelined for the last five games with an ankle injury, are fit and raring to go, with the Deportivo game viewed as the perfect opportunity for the front three to find their feet in time for Real Madrid's trip to Valencia on Matchday 21, and, more importantly, PSG in the Champions League.
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