Usually, when Real Madrid and Levante face each other, Los Blancos hardly struggle to defeat the other Blaugrana side in La Liga. Nevertheless, an injury-plagued season for the Spanish giants could open the door for Levante to win their first match against Los Blancos in over three years.
While Real Madrid is currently tied for La Liga's second place and still undefeated, Levante's season has been quite complicated, losing three out of their seven previous matches, but their previous game ended with a win, so they will try to make it two in a row when they travel to Santiago Bernabeu stadium this Saturday.
Real Madrid
Since the current season started, Los Blancos have been struggling with a number of injuries, with Karim Benzema being the latest to add his name to the club's nursery. Dani Carvajal, Luka Modric and James Rodriguez will also miss the game, while Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos made it just in time to participate in this match. This will also be a good chance for Cristiano Ronaldo to remember how to score goals, since he has not been able to add to his tally while playing La Liga games for one month.
Levante
Lucas Alcaraz's side has struggled all season to get results, but their latest win against league leader Villarreal proves that they can complicate things for Real Madrid. Even if they only have six points so far, the team's performances haven't been that bad at all, and maybe with the help of Deyverson, the club's top scorer, and Algerian striker Nabil Ghilas, Los Granotas could end up shocking the Spanish giants. Angel Trujillo and Iván López will not be available due to injury, giving Alcaraz one more headache prior to his visit to the Spanish capital.
Head to head
If stats played a part in this game, Levante would have no chance of winning against Real Madrid. Los Blancos have won their last seven meetings against Los Granotas, including two five-goal performances for the Spanish giants. During their three most recent visits to Santiago Bernabeu's grounds, Levante has been outscored 10-1, not being able to score a goal in their last two visits.
If Cristiano Ronaldo wants to recover his goal scoring form, this could be the match to do so. The Portuguese ace has scored six goals against Levante in the last six games, including a brace during Levante's previous visit to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Team sheets for Real Madrid vs Levante
Real Madrid's lineup: Navas, Varane, Nacho, Ronaldo, Kroos, Bale, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kovacic, Isco, Danilo.
Levante's lineup: Rubén, Morales, Simao, Feddal, Juanfran, Garcia, Casadesús, José Mari, Camarasa, Deyverson, Roger.
Real Madrid's bench: Casilla, Lucas Vázquez, Jesé, Cheryshev, Llorente, Mayoral, Lienhart.
Levante's bench: Mariño, Navarro, Lerma, Nikos, Pedro López, Rubén,Ghilas.
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