Real Madrid Defender Carreras Faces Fight for Starting Place
Álvaro Carreras plays football for Real Madrid.
He is a defender. A defender stops the other team from scoring.
Before, Carreras played more minutes than any other player at Real Madrid.
Now, this could change.
Carreras may lose his place in the starting eleven. The starting eleven is the first team that plays a match.
This is a difficult time for him.
Another player, Marc Cucurella, is also not a starter in a different team. His coach is José Mourinho.
Mourinho is a famous football coach. A coach helps players and picks the team.
Both players now face problems getting a starting spot.
Football teams often change who plays. Coaches choose the best players for each game.
This is normal in football, but it is hard for the players.
Vocabulary5 words
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- starting eleven
- the first team of players in a match
- coach
- a person who leads and picks the team
- minutes
- the time a player plays in a game
- titular
- Spanish word for a main player who starts
Quiz
Answer key
1. Defender 2. It is at risk 3. A coach
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Álvaro Carreras plays football for Real _____.
He is a _____. A defender stops the other team from scoring.
Before, Carreras played more _____ than any other player at Real Madrid.
Carreras may lose his place in the starting _____.
This is a difficult _____ for him.
Another player, Marc _____, is also not a starter in a different team.
His coach is José _____.
Both players now face _____ getting a starting spot.
Coaches choose the best players for each _____.