Real Madrid will visit SD Eibar next after a frustrating draw against Las Palmas last game that has led Barcelona back into the title race. The Catalans are now ahead of the Whites at the top of the table with one game more played. Eibar sits in the 10th position and will be coming to the game at a back of a 2-2 draw against real Sociedad that saw them snatching a point right at the last minute.
Eibar had managed a draw against Real Madrid in their reverse fixture last October and would be hoping for a similar result this time.
Team News
SD Eibar
A long-term injury would be Nano, who is out with a thigh injury and is expected not to return before early May. Fran Rico is out with a knee injury and his return time is unknown. David Junca and Kike are back to training from a sprained ankle and broken leg respectively and is likely to be contention for the game.
Eibar will be without Florian Lejeune, who is suspended for a match after receiving two yellow cards.
Real Madrid
Madrid will be missing centre-half Raphael Varane who still recovers from a hamstring injury. Zidane opted him with Nacho Fernandez last game and it didn’t turn up well. We expect Pepe to take his place this time. A huge miss will be winger Gareth Bale, who will be missing a match after he saw two yellow cards in their frustrating draw against Las Palmas.
Predicted Line-ups
SD Eibar- Rodriguez; Luna, Mauro dos Santos, Ramis, Arbilla; Garcia, Rivera, Escalante; Inui, Pena, Pedro Leon
Real Madrid- Navas; Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos, Carvajal; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Ronaldo, Morata, Vazquez
Key Players
SD Eibar
Pedro Leon will undoubtedly be the main player for manager José Luis Mendilibar going into this game. He has scored eight goals and four assists so far in 25 outings. Centre forward Sergi Enrich will be another huge asset for the team, who has scored 10 goals and five assists in 26 appearances.
Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo will undoubtedly be the biggest threat for Eibar’s defence. The Portuguese international has been in tremendous form for Real at the moment scoring 18 goals in 20 appearances. Alvaro Morata was really unlucky to get two of his goals disqualified in the last game. He will be hungry for more this time.
Odds
SD Eibar @ 5.75
Draw @ 4.33
Real Madrid @ 1.55
