Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid confirmed lineups: Varane, Gimenez return; Morata on the bench

Atletico Madrid's Argentinian coach Diego Simeone (L) shakes hands with Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane beofre the UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg football match Real Madrid CF vs Club Atletico de Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on May 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Raphael Varane and Jose Gimenez start for Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid respectively as the two sides meet in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal.

Gimenez is likely to start as right-back, with Stefan Savic partnering Diego Godin at the heart of the Atletico Madrid defence. The rest of the side is as expected, with Fernando Torres starting up front, alongside Antoine Griezmann as Kevin Gameiro starts on the bench.

For Real Madrid, Raphael Varane returns to the side as he partners captain Sergio Ramos, with Danilo replacing Dani Carvajal on the right side of the Real Madrid defence. Isco maintains his place in attack alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, as Alvaro Morata and James Rodriguez drop to the bench.

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