Real Madrid vs. Napoli: 3 Things to Watch For

Real Madrid travel to Naples, Italy today to face Italian club, Napoli, in the second leg of the round of 16 in Champions League play. Los Blancos pulled out a 3-1 victory after falling behind 1-0 inside the first 10 minutes at home. Ben Sundock tells you three things to watch in today’s huge match.

Real Madrid Are Rested and Healthy

Manager Zinedine Zidane rested several of his key starters over the weekend at Eibar, freeing them up to be fully fit and rested for tonight’d difficult away match.

Of all the starters for Real Madrid, the few that saw action over the weekend were Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema, and Keylor Navas, while Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, and Alvaro Morata did not play on Saturday.

Zidane has been doing a better job of rotating his key players and resting them when he can afford it. He made a bold decision to rest so many players on the road at a decent La Liga team and it already appears to be paying off.

While I say Madrid are healthy, I mean overall, they have far more players fit to play then they do hurt players. In fact, the only first team squad member out for this game is Raphael Varane who is still rehabbing his thigh after picking up an injury in the loss at Valencia.