Real Madrid eye victory against Leganes in 2018/19 Copa del Rey round of 16
Kick-off : 9:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Santiago Bernabeu
Real Madrid has not begun this year on a good note after their struggles in La Liga. But will be looking to rectify their mistakes as they play in the Copa del Rey.
Real Madrid defeated Melilla easily in the round of 32 as they scored 10 goals against them and conceded only just once.
Real Madrid will be hoping of a similar performance against Leganes as they target the Quarter-Finals. They though need to give due respect to the opponents.
On the other hand, Leganes too begun this year on a low after loosing to Espanyol. They will now look to play positive football going ahead. Copa del Rey is their next big challenge.
Against Real Madrid they will really be tested and they will need to give the answers to their opponents might. Leganes know their capabilities and they should play to the best of their potentials.
Team news and possible line-ups
Javier Eraso and Nabil El Zhar are both available for Leganes for the Real Madrid game and will likely play.
As for Los Blancos, Federico Valverde and Brahim Diaz are both available and might play.
Leganes XI : Cuellar, Nyom, Bustinza, Omeruo, Siovas, Silva, Oscar Rodriguez, Eraso, Vesga, El Zhar, Carrillo.
Real Madrid XI : Navas, Odriozola, Nacho, Varane, Marcelo, Valverde, Ceballos, Casemiro, Isco, Benzema, Vinicius.
Prediction
It should be a good game as both teams will give their all but the home advantage should count as Real Madrid should win it in the end. They might win 3-0. The goalscorers might be Karim Benzema (twice) and Isco.
