Zinedine Zidane has a near full strength side starting on Wednesday as Napoli visit the Santiago Bernabeu for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg tie.
James Rodriguez makes a first start in a month, having returned from a calf injury. The Colombian midfielder will partner Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema up front. Meanwhile, Toni Kroos also starts, alongside Casemiro and Luka Modric in midfield.
Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri has also picked his strongest side and he will be banking on the in-form Dries Mertens and captain Marek Hamsik to trouble the hosts and take home some sort of advantage for the second leg.
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