Schalke has an excellent offensive play and some talent in the defense. But make no mistake, the favorite staffed with world-class. Current world-class, not just future world-class as in Schalke.
FC Schalke 04
| Player | Goalimpact | Peak GI | Age | Last National Team | No. Games | No. Minutes |
| Ralf Fährmann | 99.1 | 99.1 | 25.3 | 97 | 8968 | |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 128.1 | 128.3 | 25.9 | Deutschland | 271 | 23090 |
| Felipe Santana | 113.4 | 117.4 | 27.9 | 167 | 12197 | |
| Sead Kolasinac | 110.2 | 136.4 | 20.6 | Deutschland [U19] | 97 | 7234 |
| Joel Matip | 109.7 | 122.8 | 22.5 | Kamerun | 184 | 14829 |
| Max Meyer | 98.5 | 147.8 | 18.3 | Deutschland [U17] | 70 | 4711 |
| Kevin Prince Boateng | 111.6 | 113.6 | 26.9 | Ghana | 273 | 19698 |
| Julian Draxler | 114.7 | 142.8 | 20.3 | Deutschland | 156 | 10178 |
| Roman Neustädter | 130.0 | 130.1 | 25.9 | 243 | 19838 | |
| Jefferson Farfán | 130.1 | 135.2 | 29.3 | Peru | 411 | 34018 |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 137.7 | 146.6 | 30.5 | Niederlande | 399 | 31746 |
| Bench | ||||||
| Timo Hildebrand | 108.7 | 108.7 | 34.8 | Deutschland | 424 | 39528 |
| Tim Hoogland | 109.3 | 113.9 | 28.7 | 140 | 11035 | |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 111.5 | 127.4 | 21.9 | Griechenland | 129 | 9926 |
| Christian Fuchs | 107.6 | 111.5 | 27.8 | Österreich | 373 | 30762 |
| Leon Goretzka | 88.5 | 130.9 | 19.0 | Deutschland [U21] | 72 | 5346 |
| Chinedu Obasi | 111.5 | 115.1 | 27.7 | Nigeria | 145 | 10224 |
| Ádám Szalai | 113.5 | 113.8 | 26.2 | Ungarn | 158 | 10828 |
Real Madrid
| Player | Goalimpact | Peak GI | Age | Last National Team | No. Games | No. Minutes |
| Iker Casillas | 165.5 | 165.5 | 32.7 | Spanien | 726 | 67489 |
| Pepe | 139.9 | 152.0 | 30.9 | Portugal | 307 | 27158 |
| Sergio Ramos | 163.8 | 167.7 | 27.8 | Spanien | 473 | 42084 |
| Marcelo | 146.6 | 147.3 | 25.8 | Brasilien | 266 | 22077 |
| Dani Carvajal | 121.1 | 136.3 | 22.1 | Spanien [U21] | 69 | 5778 |
| Nacho | 110.5 | 116.0 | 24.0 | Spanien [U21] | 49 | 3821 |
| Gareth Bale | 121.3 | 125.4 | 24.6 | Wales | 300 | 25319 |
| Xabi Alonso | 164.1 | 185.0 | 32.2 | Spanien | 593 | 48571 |
| Ángel Di María | 142.5 | 142.6 | 26.0 | Argentinien | 352 | 22732 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 195.8 | 200.7 | 29.0 | Portugal | 594 | 49593 |
| Karim Benzema | 152.4 | 152.7 | 26.1 | Frankreich | 374 | 24255 |
| Bench | ||||||
| Diego López | 106.5 | 106.5 | 32.3 | 280 | 25682 | |
| Raphaël Varane | 112.9 | 137.9 | 20.8 | Frankreich | 89 | 7696 |
| Fábio Coentrão | 124.3 | 124.6 | 25.9 | Portugal | 215 | 16584 |
| Arbeloa | 136.9 | 149.9 | 31.1 | Spanien | 323 | 27485 |
| Isco | 111.2 | 128.3 | 21.8 | Spanien | 140 | 10713 |
| Illarramendi | 117.3 | 123.3 | 23.9 | Spanien [U21] | 95 | 6953 |
| Jesé Rodríguez | 104.8 | 128.6 | 20.9 | Spanien [U21] | 76 | 4966 |