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5 reasons Real Madrid will hammer Borussia Dortmund

By Rucker Haringey

MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring Real's 3rd goal during their La Liga match between Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium on 19 November 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring Real's 3rd goal during their La Liga match between Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium on 19 November 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images) /
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Real Madrids defender Fabio Coentrao from Portugal (R) and Sportings forward Gelson Martins from Portugal (L) in action during the UEFA Champions League match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Real Madrid at Estadio Jose Alvalade on November 22, 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Bruno Barros / DPI / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Real Madrids defender Fabio Coentrao from Portugal (R) and Sportings forward Gelson Martins from Portugal (L) in action during the UEFA Champions League match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Real Madrid at Estadio Jose Alvalade on November 22, 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Bruno Barros / DPI / NurPhoto via Getty Images) /

4. Improving health

Lost in the star-studded matchup against Barcelona is the fact that Real entered the match with several key injuries. No, Gareth Bale won’t be back in time for the Dortmund tie, but Zidane may get three squad members back for his matchday 18.

Alvaro Morata, Fabio Coentrao and Danilo all have resumed training this week which should make them available for selection. I wouldn’t expect any of the three to start the match, but seeing one of the defenders crack the starting XI wouldn’t be a major surprise either.

The return of Morata gives the club a dangerous attacking option to deploy from the bench. Ironically Morata first left Madrid because he didn’t want the super sub role, but now he’s returned to reassume it.

Real Madrid may not get any starters back on Wednesday, but they’ll take a much more complete squad into the match against BVB. That should give them more than enough quality to overcome their visitors.

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