Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid team news: Isco starts alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema

Updated 02/05/2017 at 18:02 GMT

Isco lines up alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema as Real Madrid look to make home advantage count against Atletico Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg.

Real Madrid's Francisco "Isco" Alarcon (R) celebrates

Image credit: Reuters

However, there is no place in the starting XI for James Rodriguez or Alvaro Morata as Real look to overcome their city rivals for the fourth straight season in Europe.

Meanwhile, Fernando Torres is on the bench for Atletico, with Kevin Gameiro resuming up front alongside Antoine Griezmann.

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Real Madrid XI: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Isco, Ronaldo, Benzema.

Atletico XI: Oblak; Savic, Lucas, Godin, Luis; Gabi, Saul, Koke, Carrasco; Griezmann, Gameiro.

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You can follow the match live on Eurosport, while we'll bring you all the taking points from the eagerly-anticipated semi-final as and when they happen.

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