Real Madrid will have to turn things around in La Liga when they face Leganes on Wednesday night, having lost their last game against Mallorca.
Zinedine Zidane’s side did not play over the weekend as their clash with Barcelona was postponed. They are sixth in the league, two points behind league leaders Granada, while their opponents, Leganes, are bottom of the Primera Liga table.
Real Madrid bounced back after their defeat in La Liga last weekend, with a slender 1-0 win against Galatasaray in the Champions League.
Zidane still has a few injury concerns ahead of the game against Leganes, as well as one suspension.
Real Madrid Team News
23-year-old right-back Álvaro Odriozola is suspended for Madrid’s mid-week game as he was shown a red card in the side’s last game against Mallorca.
Gareth Bale has missed Madrid’s last two fixtures due to injury. Bale has returned to training, but he trained alone last week.
Let’s take a look at Real Madrid’s predicted XI for the game against Leganes:
Predicted Real Madrid Lineup vs Leganes
Goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois will be in goal for Real Madrid on Wednesday, having played the last two games for the Spanish giants.
Defence
Dani Carvajal should make the Real Madrid lineup on Wednesday in Odiozola’s absence. Carvajal started in last week’s Champions League game against Galatasaray.
Sergio Ramos and Raphaël Varane also started and played the entire 90 minutes in Europe, and they should retain their places in the side, with Varane replacing Éder Militão in the Real Madrid lineup from the game against Mallorca.
At left-back, Marcelo should retain his place in the team, while Ferland Mendy is an option from the bench.
Midfield
Toni Kroos returned to the Madrid midfield for the game against Galatasaray after having missed the defeat to Mallorca. Los Blancos missed the German’s influence in midfield in the league game.
He scored Madrid’s only goal in the win against Galatasaray and he should start, with Casemiro starting in midfield with him.
Luka Modric should also return to the Real Madrid lineup after missing the last two games due to injury, which he sustained on international duty.
Attack
If Bale is unavailable, Rodrygo should start on the right, having impressed in the Champions League last week.
Eden Hazard also looked lively in the match against Galatasary, and he should start on the left, with Karim Benzema playing as the lone striker.
