Preview: Real Madrid vs. Granada – prediction, team news, lineups

Real Madrid might be aiming to stretch their successful run throughout all competitions to 6 matches after they play host to Granada within the Spanish capital on Wednesday night.

Los Blancos discover themselves level on points with La Liga table-toppers Atletico Madrid after beating Eibar, whereas Granada moved as much as sixth with victory over Actual Betis on the weekend.

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The stress on Zinedine Zidane‘s shoulders has definitely been eased in current weeks, with Actual Madrid lastly enjoying like a aspect with ambitions of a second successive La Liga crown.

The Spanish champions eased to their fourth top-flight victory on the bounce on Sunday with a 3-1 triumph at Eibar, who notched up a comfort aim via Kike Garcia as Karim Benzema, Lucas Vazquez and Luka Modric discovered the again of the online for Actual.

Zidane has additionally led his group to essential league wins over Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao and title rivals Atletico Madrid this month, with Actual Madrid but to drop factors in December regardless of failing to win any of their La Liga matches in November.

Los Blancos have rapidly risen up the desk and now boast the identical factors complete (29) as present leaders Atletico, however Diego Simeone‘s males do have two video games in hand over their fellow capital outfit and boast a much better aim distinction of +19 in comparison with Actual’s +11.

Zidane’s males would subsequently want an eight-goal swing of their favour this week to rise to the highest of the rankings, however one thing has to provide in Atletico’s crunch match with Actual Sociedad the evening earlier than, so Los Blancos may probably discover themselves down in third earlier than they welcome Granada to the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

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Granada have loved a formidable successful run of their very own in current weeks, and Diego Martinez‘s aspect marched to their third triumph on the bounce in all competitions with a cushty 2-0 win over Betis on Sunday.

A primary-half double from the veteran Roberto Soldado propelled Granada to a routine win over Manuel Pellegrini‘s males, and this week’s guests now discover themselves degree on factors with Barcelona as they gear up for his or her last away match of 2020.

Martinez’s males have been handed a frightening Europa League last-32 conflict with Napoli following their robust group-stage marketing campaign, and as issues stand, Granada are trying good for an additional season in continental competitors, though seventh-placed Sevilla are just one level behind with a recreation in hand.

Granada additionally started their Copa del Rey marketing campaign in excellent trend with a 2-0 triumph at Tercera Division aspect San Juan final Thursday, however Martinez’s males have solely managed to win two of their final six La Liga away matches and might be preventing an uphill battle to make their journey to the capital depend for one thing.

Moreover, 16 of Granada’s final 17 matches in opposition to Actual Madrid have led to defeat, with the Spanish champions aiming to win their eleventh recreation in a row in opposition to Wednesday’s guests.

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Actual Madrid haven’t any severe damage considerations heading into their last recreation of 2020. Eden Hazard didn’t play an element in opposition to Eibar as a consequence of his muscular drawback, though the attacker is getting nearer to a return.

Vinicius Junior and Isco additionally sat out the weekend win as a consequence of gastroenteritis and an ankle knock respectively, and whereas the duo haven’t been dominated out of this encounter, it might be a shock to see them included given the plethora of choices Zidane already has.

The Frenchman could also be tempted to rotate given the short turnaround in fixtures, with Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio probably in line for begins on Wednesday, and the previous is all however assured to return in given Modric’s current damage.

Alternatively, Granada lynchpin Maxime Gonalons picked up his fifth warning of the season within the win over Betis and is suspended for this conflict.

Gonalons’s absence opens the door for Yan Eteki to return again into the midfield, however the likes of Victor Diaz, Angel Montoro, Neyder Lozano and Fede Vico are all lacking.

Darwin Machis needed to come off simply after the hour mark on the weekend, which means that Antonio Puertas may fill the void on the right-hand aspect in opposition to Los Blancos.

Actual Madrid attainable beginning lineup:
Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Casemiro, Valverde; Vazquez, Odegaard, Asensio; Benzema

Granada attainable beginning lineup:
Silva; Foulquier, Perez, Duarte, Neva; Eteki, Herrera, Milla; Puertas, Soldado, Suarez

We are saying: Actual Madrid 3-1 Granada

Granada are positive to provide it an actual good go on the residence of the champions, however this can be very troublesome to again in opposition to Actual Madrid right here. Even with the prospect of rotation amid just a few health considerations, Zidane’s males ought to have far an excessive amount of high quality for the guests, and we anticipate the in-form Blancos to maintain the stress on Atletico with a simple victory on their very own turf.

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