Pre-Match Analysis

April 12, 2024

LaLiga PREVIEW | Mallorca vs. Real Madrid

Real Madrid enter tomorrow’s match against Mallorca at the San Moix in hopes of opening up an 11-point lead at the top of the table.

Mallorca could not secure the second Copa Del Rey title in their history on Saturday despite taking an early lead. Dani Rodriguez opened the scoring in the 21st minute before Oliver Sancet equalised for Athletic Club just after the half-time resumption. 120 minutes of action could not separate the two sides as Bilbao lifted their first Copa Del Rey in 40 years through a penalty shootout.

Los Piratas are six points clear from the relegation zone but a string of mediocre performances during this period could pull them back to the survival dogfight. Javier Aguirre’s men will hope to have the home crowd on their back tomorrow as it would take a huge effort to even earn a point against the league leaders.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid played out a European classic in their last match in the Champions League quarter-finals first-leg against Manchester City. Both teams shared the spoils in the six-goal thriller as Los Blancos now await a tough contest at The Etihad next week to settle the tie.

Last season’s trip to Mallorca was unwelcoming for Real Madrid as racist insults hurled towards Vinicius Jr. and other players plagued the match. However, Carlo Ancelotti’s men will look to get the job irrespective of the audience’s mood.

Real has the best away record this season, picking up 34 points from 15 games and it is set to be a fiery clash as Mallorca have in turn lost only three home matches.

Team News

Mallorca will be without the services of Toni Lato, Dani Rodriguez and Copete as all three suffered minor injuries in the Copa Del Rey final.

Predrag Rajkovic is expected to return in between the sticks. Jaume Costa will start from the left flank.

As for Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti will shuffle his squad to keep his players well-rested for the trip to Manchester. Aurelien Tchouameni should start the match as he is suspended for the Man City clash.

Eder Militao and Kepa Arizzabalaga might get the nod as Ancelotti will assess his options.

Predicted XIs

Mallorca (5-3-2): Rajkovic; Gonzalez, Valjent, Raillo, Nastasic, J Costa; Darder, S Costa, Sanchez; Muriqi, Larin

Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Lunin; Vazquez, Militao, Nacho, F Garcia; Ceballos, Tchouameni, Modric; Bellingham; Vinicius, Brahim

November 28, 2023

Champions League PREVIEW | Real Madrid v Napoli

After becoming league leaders thanks to Girona’s draw with Athletic Bilbao in the last LaLiga matchday, Real Madrid will aim to secure top spot in their group when they face Napoli at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League.

Real Madrid secured a place in the knockouts through a convincing 3-0 victory over Braga. Brahim Diaz, Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo were on the scoresheet as the Spanish side drowned the Portuguese outfits. Los Blancos will be aiming to take things under control tomorrow and will hope not to be stressed as much as they were in the away reverse with Napoli.

Despite losing Thibaut Courtois and Eder Militao to long-term injuries, Real Madrid have only conceded nine goals (the least) in the league this campaign and a clean sheet against the Partenopei will help add to their run.

Meanwhile, Napoli need to win tomorrow night or match Braga’s result with Union Berlin this weekend to progress to the Round of 16 stages.

The Neapolitans are having a contrasting season from the highs of last campaign and manager Rudi Garcia’s replacement with Walter Mazzarri is expected to turnaround things for the club. A 2-1 win over Atalanta in their last match consolidated the Partenopei’s top-four position as they are now three points clear of Roma in the standings. However, it is a long climb to defend their Scudetto.

Team News

As Real Madrid have already secured safe passage to the knockouts, Carlo Ancelotti is expected to rotate his squad. This may see Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo ruled out as starters.

Vinicius Jr. joined Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga on the treatment table as they are out for the rest of the year.

As for Napoli, Mathias Oliveria and Rui Garcia are both ruled out for the left-back position with injuries.

Giacomo Raspadori is predicted to be replaced by Victor Osimhen upfront. Juan Jesus is set to return to the starting line-up.

Predicted XIs

Real Madrid (4-4-2): Lunin; Lucas Vazquez, Rudiger, Alaba, Nacho; Valverde, Kroos, Brahim Diaz, Bellingham; Joselu, Rodrygo

Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Natan, Juan Jesus; Lobotka, Zambo Anguissa, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia

Real Madrid will face off against Getafe
September 1, 2023

La Liga PREVIEW | Real Madrid v Getafe

Early league leaders Real Madrid will aim to continue their perfect start to the season when they welcome Getafe to the renovated Nuevo Santiago Bernabeu stadium tomorrow afternoon.

August 23, 2023

La Liga PREVIEW | Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

Following a perfect start to the season, Real Madrid will aim to make it 3 wins out of 3 games when they face Celta Vigo at the Balaidos on Friday night.

February 2, 2023

La Liga PREVIEW | Real Madrid v Valencia

After failing to score a goal in their last league match, Real Madrid will look to close the gap with Barcelona to 5 points when they face managerless Valencia today at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The draw with Real Sociedad in their outing meant further extending the gap with league leaders Barcelona. The goalless stalemate was marked by a lack of clinical finishing from Los Blancos who created a lot of chances but didn’t have the firepower to finish them.

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January 11, 2023

Real Madrid vs Valencia: Preview

Real Madrid and Valencia face each other in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a spot in the Supercopa de Espana final.

Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid will aim to secure the title for a second consecutive year as a win on Wednesday would make them face either Barcelona or Real Betis in the final.

Los Blancos approach this match on the back of a frustrating 2-1 defeat away at Estadio de La Ceramica to Villarreal. Not many positives could be taken by Ancelotti and his managerial team in that match as his team lost ground against Barcelona in the La Liga title race.

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January 6, 2023

La Liga Preview | Villarreal vs Real Madrid

Current La Liga title holders Real Madrid aims to stretch their winning run to three consecutive league games in a row when they face Villarreal away from home on Saturday at El Madrigal stadium.

Real Madrid went to level points (38) with Barcelona at table-top after scraping past Valladolid in the previous matchday while the Blaugrana dropped points in the Catalan derby. Meanwhile, Villarreal occupies the 7th position in the league table after coming out with the bragging rights in Derbi de la Comunitat and moving to 24 points total.

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October 15, 2022

La Liga Preview | Real Madrid vs. Barcelona

One of the most awaited fixtures around the world, El Clasico is set to be played at the Santiago Bernabeu this Sunday evening.

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have made an unbeaten start to their league campaign this season and quite interestingly at this point with 8 games played, both are tied on points (22) at the top of the table.

Despite being in formidable form last season, Real Madrid suffered a humiliating defeat to a recovering Barcelona side at the Bernabeu. Manager Carlo Ancelotti will need to make sure his tactics and team are on point to avoid such a debacle and come away with the three crucial points from this venerable fixture.

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October 10, 2022

Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Madrid | Preview

The current UCL holders, Real Madrid will set themselves up to continue their perfect win record in the Champions League as they visit Poland to face Shakhtar Donetsk in Matchday 4 of the top-flight European competition.

Both sides involved will face other only one week later of their previous matchup — which ended in a 2-1 victory for Real Madrid. In their defeat at the Bernabeu, Shakhtar showed tremendous character after conceding early and kept the scoreline respectable after last season’s debacle.

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October 1, 2022

Real Madrid v Osasuna | Preview and Predictions

Real Madrid will look to stretch their perfect record in all competitions since the start of the season as they return to action against Osasuna in Matchday 7 of La Liga.

Los Blancos has the upper hand in this upcoming fixture after dismantling their rivals Atletico Madrid in their previous match while the visitors suffered a 2-0 defeat to Getafe in their last league outing.

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