Jose Mourinho turned to reserve team players Alvaro Morata and brothers Alex and Nacho Fernandez who all started in a side that also featured experienced internationals such as Ricardo Carvalho and Michael Essien.

Among the players left in Madrid for the trip to the 'Segunda B' side were Iker Casillas, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo but it made little difference as the visitors controlled the game from the beginning.