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What is this bench thing you talk about...if you are cleared by medical and can walk, you start :valverde:

Some times EV just cant help himself but troll it looks like... Post match comments “This was a great chance to take a look at some of the younger players and the ones that don’t get to play as much. We want to avoid overloading people like Semedo, Busquets and Rakitic with too many games.”

Despite Espanyol being poor in recent weeks, expecting us to perform as bad as usual and depend on the odd goal to rescue yet another trademark valverde performance :valverde: Expected line up: Strongest 11 including Suarez since he looks like he can walk (Dembele back on the bench) :D

Busquets..for trying so hard with the game already won/Espanyol at the weekend and getting nutmegged while at it Valverde -- for picking Rakitic and subbing him with Busquets :D

Alena.

Apart from 90 minutes of Rakitic, Second half is time to give chance to other more deserving and younger candidates in Busquets and Coutinho to guard the win if we lead :valverde:

At this rate, The champions league dead rubber against Spurs is gonna see a strongest 11 to keep up with the trophy's spirit :valverde2:

Cannot experiment too much considering the quality of opponent :valverde2:

Exactly... Huge thumping in the champions league incoming at this rate considering all the 30 plus players in the squad :D Plus this trolling with Rakitic has got to stop.. :D

Typical mid table coach mentality... He is gonna run Messi, Suarez, Busquets and Rakitic to the ground in Jan ..

EV is now just trolling the fans :valverde2:

I am worried about Jan..we are going to repeat last year with EV playing the entire strongest 11 in the Copa as well :(

lol..the troll job ..Rakitic, Lenglet (even though there isn't a not-injured back up for this position) , Semedo...Busquets on the bench? ..Surprised he didn't play Messi in this all important game :valverde:

It is an argument because Rakitic has been the most overplayed player on the roster..Add the minutes with the national team and it is way beyond the reach of anyone else...if you cant rest him regularly (as in give a few days off to recoup himself for starters) considering he is not exactly 20...

So calling up a clearly overplayed Rakitic is the solution? If he cant rest first teamers sufficiently, we are screwed come January when he will keep playing his best 11 to make the copa final..

And what part did Benzema play in that??

In a World cup year ahead of so many other better performing players?

Looking at the list, some of them have listed Varane in their top 5, hell few journalists have him as their No 1.. What am i missing here? Why this new found love? :D Because France won the WC? I don`t see Real winning the Champions league as down to him compared to say Modric... Benzema...

Considering Croatia, not a traditional European big team, made the final, had some questionable decisions against them in the final.. And Real won the Champions league both of which he was a big part.. League does matter but Champions league and World cup are simply bigger and thats how it...

Typical squad for such an important game :valverde:...Makes me wonder if he is just a troll .. Rakitic in, so is Semedo, Coutinho, Lenglet, Vidal and Ter stegen who have all played a lot of games recently...I am gonna be pissed if he plays the first teamers in this one instead of resting them to...