José Mourinho confirmed that four youth players – Nacho Fernández, Denis Cheryshev, José Rodríguez and Álvaro Morata – will start in the Copa del Rey second leg against Alcoyano on Tuesday. The result in the first leg in Alcoy (1-4) means that Mourinho can rest a large number of his regular players and give the youngsters a chance.

Morata is already a regular first team player. Nacho and José Rodríguez have already made their debuts as well – José, incidentally, in the first leg against Alcoyano with a goal, and he is set to make his first start at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

"I'd like to ask people to give a warm welcome to the lads who are going to play. There are four of them, because the competition rules don't allow any more, but Morata, José Rodríguez, Nacho and Cheryshev are going to play," Mourinho confirmed in a press conference.

The Portuguese manager decided to shut the media out of the training session, when the club had announced that the gates would be open for the first fifteen minutes. José Mourinho gave Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Xabi Alonso and Cristiano Ronaldo a three-day break, who will not be present against Alcoyano and return on Wednesday to prepare for the derby.