Real Madrid eye three points at home against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga
Kick-off : 9:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Real Madrid did well to beat Malaga at the weekend away and will look to carry forward the winning process in the games to come.
Los Blancos have Champions League semi-final coming up next week against Bayern Munich and will quite simply aim to win it as La Liga is gone for them. They had a miserable season this term and are 16 points behind table toppers and rivals Barcelona.
On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao have done quite well this season domestically and are 13th in La Liga after 39 games with 32 points. They lost at home at the weekend and now have an even bigger task at their hands, playing Real Madrid away.
So far Los Blancos and Athletic Club have played each other on 51 occasions. Out of that Real Madrid have won 33 games while Athletic Bilbao have won 11 games, 7 other games have been a draw.
Team news and possible line-ups
Ander Iturraspe and Unai Nunez are both back after suspension and will likely play.
As for Real Madrid, Nacho will not be available for the midweek game as due to injury.
Athletic Bilbao XI : Arrizabalaga, Balenziaga, Martinez, Etxeita, De Marcos, Benat, M. Jose, Cordoba, Garcia, Susaeta, Williams.
Real Madrid XI : Navas, Marcelo, Ramos, Vallejo, Hernandez, Casemiro, Kovacic, Asensio, Isco, L. Vazquez, Benzema.
Prediction
Although it’s not a given that Real Madrid will win on Wednesday night they certainly are the favorites. I expect them to get the job done and earn three points. I think Los Blancos will win this game 4-2.
