With nothing to play for and an important La Liga tie against Sevilla coming up, Zinedine Zidane decided to give a run-out to some of his younger players, most of whom were signed this season or brought up through Real Madrid Castilla. His choices paid off well as Madrid's future prospects shone when given the opportunity by their boss.
Marcelo's understudy Theo Hernandez was impressive at left-back, galloping forward on numerous occasions to contribute to Madrid's attacks. Forward Borja Mayoral may now threaten out-of-form Karim Benzema's position in the first team with a typical number nine performance, pouncing on a loose ball to open the scoring for Real Madrid.
