How will Lopetegui manage Real Madrid's goalkeeping situation? LaLiga Santander - Real Madrid Courtois and Navas both good enough to start

One of the biggest decisions Julen Lopetegui will have to make in the coming days and weeks concerns the goalkeeping position, as Real Madrid now have two top-class shot-stoppers on their books.

Keylor Navas has been the winning goalkeeper of the past three Champions Leagues, while Thibaut Courtois has signed from Chelsea and is regarded as one of the very best in his position.

As a former goalkeeper, Lopetegui knows the ins and outs of the position better than most coaches, but that doesn't mean his decision will be an easy one.

For Los Blancos' LaLiga Santander opener against Getafe, Navas was chosen to wear the gloves, but sooner or later Courtois will be given a chance and Lopetegui will have to decide if the Belgian takes over in a permanent switch or if he'll rotate his two goalkeepers.

In the past, Lopetegui has had a permanent goalkeeper, picking Fabiano as his shot-stopper for the league and for the Champions League during his first season at Porto, before making Iker Casillas the starter for both competitions in his second season - halfway through which he was sacked.

Other coaches, though, have decided to rotate at the goalkeeping position.

Here, we look at four recent goalkeeping competitions and how they were resolved.

Keylor Navas vs Iker Casillas

At Real Madrid there was a similar situation just a few years ago when Navas was signed to compete with Casillas.

Carlo Ancelotti decided to make Navas the goalkeeper for the Copa del Rey, while Casillas started in the Champions League and in LaLiga, except for the occasional league match when Navas stepped in.

Iker Casillas vs Diego Lopez

Following Jose Mourinho's departure, Ancelotti took over and inherited a sticky goalkeeping situation, which he resolved by playing Diego Lopez in the league and by playing Casillas in the Copa del Rey and in the Champions League, both of which were won that season.

Claudio Bravo vs Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Luis Enrique had two great goalkeepers at the club for his first two seasons and decided to play Claudio Bravo in LaLiga in each of those campaigns, while giving the domestic and continental cup competitions to Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Manuel Neuer vs Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Ter Stegen has been involved in a goalkeeping competition at international level too and in this case Germany coach Joachim Low opted to stick with the more experienced Manuel Neuer for the 2018 World Cup, even though Ter Stegen had been playing well and even though the Bayern Munich No.1 had been injured.

It did not work out well.