Zinedine Zidane has promised change at Real Madrid this summer and the last 11 games of the season will give an indication as to who will be part of his new era.
Zidane's first match since being reappointed as coach comes against Celta Vigo on Saturday, with Madrid lying in no-man's land in La Liga, 12 points behind Barcelona in first and 10 ahead of Alaves in fifth.
Atletico are away to Athletic Bilbao while Barcelona travel to Real Betis on Sunday.
But several Madrid players are playing for their futures before the campaign ends and Zidane's selection will offer early clues as to his thinking about his squad.
Here, AFP Sport looks at five areas of contention ahead of the game at the Santiago Bernabeu this weekend: Bale clean slate?
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Navas or Courtois? ===================
Marcelo or Reguilon?
Isco revival?
Llorente or Casemiro?
Fixtures (times GMT)
Friday
Real Sociedad v Levante (2000)
Saturday
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