Real Madrid will look to take another stride towards clinching the LaLiga title when they face Real Sociedad tonight at San Sebastian.
Real Sociedad bring a 5-game unbeaten run to this match, consisting of three wins over Granada, Cadiz and Alaves and two draws with Almeria and Getafe respectively. They are three points clear of 7th-placed Real Betis in the league standings as any slip-up in their next few games could cost them a Europa League spot for next season. Imanol Alguacil’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the away reverse earlier this season but they managed to post a 2-0 victory at home last season in the same fixture.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid come into this match on the back of a 3-2 El Clasico victory over rivals Barcelona. Goals from Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vasquez cancelled out Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez’s efforts. Jude Bellingham rose to the occasion once again as his added-time strike stood the difference between the two sides as Los Blancos went clear at the top of the table by 11 points. Manager Carlo Ancelotti sis expected to rest many of his key players tonight to keep them fresh for next week’s clash versus Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
Here are the predicted line-ups for the match according to Diario AS:
Real Sociedad (4-3-3): Remiro; Galan, Le Normand, Zubeldia, Odriozola; Zubimendi, Zakharyan, Merino; Barrenetxea, Oyarzabal, Kubo.
Real Madrid (4-4-2): Lunin; Garcia, Nacho, Militao, Carvajal; Camavinga, Modric, Tchouameni, Brahim Diaz; Vinicius, Joselu.