Los Blancos are aiming for good fortune in the European Cup and Copa del Rey this season, but lately they occupy a prominent place in the La Liga table, 11 points behind leaders Barcelona, while Celta sits in 12th position, accumulating 36 points from 29 games. campaign. to date.
Real Madrid proved too strong for Chelsea in any of the Champions League quarter-final matches, winning 2-0 at home and away to qualify for the semi-finals thanks to a four-goal aggregate success.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side will now face tournament favourites Manchester City in the final of 4 next month, while they will have a chance to win the silver medal in early May, with Osasuna as their warring parties in the Copa del Rey final.
Real Madrid are in a tricky position in the league, however, lately 11 problems overtake leaders Barcelona, meaning that only a serious collapse would allow the reigning champions to return to the title race.
Los Blancos beat Cadiz 2-0 in LaLiga last weekend, and are in no danger of breaking out of the top four, 14 points ahead of fifth-placed Real Betis, but the European champions are just two points adrift of Atletico Madrid’s 3rd place.
We will have to see how Ancelotti faces the league matches in the coming weeks, since the Italian will be thinking about the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
Real Madrid have the second-best home form in La Liga this season, racking up 31 problems in 14 games, and will host a Celtic team with 16 problems in 14 away games.
Celta will enter this match after a 1-0 home defeat against Mallorca, which added three league games with victory for the Vigo.
The Sky Blues have not won LaLiga for more than a month, but a strong crusade has left them in 12th place in the table, with 36 numbers in their 29 games.
Carlos Carvalhal’s side are nine transparent points from the relegation zone and only two points from Girona in ninth, so they definitely deserve to look up in the department than down at this stage.
Celta have finished eighth and 11th in their last two high-flying campaigns, and it would not be unexpected to see them in a position at the end of the season.
The Sky Blues, however, have no fond memories of their recent encounters with Real Madrid, losing their last five La Liga games to the Spanish champions.
Celta’s last league good fortune came against Los Blancos in May 2014, but they controlled to score a point in the 2-2 draw at the Bernabeu in the 2019-20 campaign.
Real Madrid will miss Ferland Mendy with a hamstring problem, while David Alaba is a blow for the Spanish champions.
Alaba was substituted at half-time in the Champions League quarter-finals with a hamstring strain, while Karim Benzema replaced the losers after being kicked in the foot.
There is no position on the team for Alaba; Benzema has been declared fit, but it would not be surprising if he started here on the bench.
Head coach Ancelotti is expected to combine his pack for this match, with Lucas Vazquez, Antonio Rudiger, Aurelian Tchouameni, Nacho and Marco Asensio likely to take part in the festival on Saturday night.
Rodrygo, who scored both of Real Madrid’s goals against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, can function only in midfield, with Asensio on the right and Vinicius Junior on the left.
Celta will be without Diego Alves again due to a knee injury, while a muscle injury will cost Oscar Mingueza the possibility of facing the Spanish champions.
Sky Blues will also be Hugo Mallo for sanction for the red card that took him in the home defeat against Mallorca last time.
Kevin Vazquez is expected to join the team at right-back, while there will likely also be departures for Goncalo Paciencia and Carles Perez, with Carvalhal preparing to make adjustments to his first XI.
Possible Real Madrid line-up: Courtois; Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Nacho; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Asensio, Rodrygo, Vinicius
Possible starting eleven of Celta de Vigo: Villos angelesr; Vázquez, Aidoo, Núñez, Galos Angelesn; Pérez, Veiga, Beltrán, De los Ángeles Torre; Blades, Patience
In fact, Celta will be the fresher of the two groups entering this game, and that may be a close affair at the Bernabeu, with Ancelotti likely to make a number of adjustments to his squad. However, Real Madrid can still fight their way to their twentieth league win of the campaign.
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