Real Madrid and Real Madrid complete the twenty-fifth day of LaLiga Santander, between two teams that arrive at a good time and want to get the three points out of the stadium Alfredo Di Stéfano.
The whites come from winning last Wednesday in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League against Atalanta (0-1), thanks to a goal of Ferland mendy in the final stretch of the game. The meeting was marked by the controversial expulsion of Freuler in the 17th minute of the meeting, which completely conditioned the approach of the Bergamo team.
The team of Zinedine Zidane sum four consecutive victories in LaLiga Santander (Huesca, Getafe, Valencia and Valladolid) and occupies the second position of the classification with 52 points, ahead of Barcelona and from Seville, with the Atlético de Madrid Leader.
Casualties have plagued the Real Madrid, where the leader and captain Sergio Ramos He had meniscus surgery and won't be back for a few weeks. Nor has the French been against Valladolid or Atalanta Karim Benzema, who will try to rush deadlines to be against the San Sebastian team. Dani carvajal, who relapsed from his injury will also not be present. Of course, little by little an infirmary is emptied that was full with so many muscular injuries. Fede Valverde, Rodrygo Goes, Marcelo and Eden Hazard they return to the call.
With these difficulties and clinging to Courtois, Casemiro, Varane, Kroos, Modric… welcome the team of Imanol Sheriff, who played last Thursday in Old trafford in Europa League, but with rotations since they hardly had any sorting options. The Real said goodbye to Europe with a scoreless draw after losing 0-4 in the first leg against Manchester United.
The team txuri urdín occupies the fifth position of the ranking in LaLiga Santander with 41 points, with three consecutive wins (Cádiz, Getafe and Alavés). The fact of having recovered David Silva and to have a Alexander Isak on a roll, already with 12 goals in the championship and that he achieved a hat-trick against Alavés, makes them a threat in Valdebebas for a Real Madrid who wants to put pressure on the mattresses.
Mikel Merino it will be a fundamental loss for this game due to the accumulation of cautions, so it will be necessary to see who can form the double pivot, since Asier will also be low Illarramendi in the center of the field due to physical problems. In the first round match, both teams drew goalless in Anoeta in a duel of maximum equality where the defenses were imposed on the attacks.
When do you play Real Madrid – Real Sociedad?
The game is played today, Monday, March 1, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Real Madrid – Real Sociedad?
The encounter can be seen by Movistar LaLiga (46) and Movistar LaLiga 1 (47), platform dials Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.