Madrid fans want Essien to start against Dortmund

Fans of Real Madrid want Ghana star Michael Essien to start for the Spanish giants tonight as they try to overturn a 4-1 deficit against Dortmund in the Champions League.

According to a survey carried out by a Spanish newspaper supporters of the Los Blancos want the Ghanaian to play at the right-back position in the second-leg game of the semi-final.

The fans want Sergio Ramos to be moved to the centre of the defence to allow Essien to play in the right-back position as they deploy 4-2-3-1 formation.

According to the fans, they want Casillas to be in goal while Ramos partners Varane at the centre of defence.

Modric is favoured by the fans to partner Alonso at the heart of the midfield instead of Khedira, and Benzema is tipped to start in the attack.

These are some of the players the fans want to start the match to ensure that they are able to overturn the deficit to be able to qualify.

In any case it seems that the wishes of the Madrid fans will be met, at least partially.