Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Real Madrid and Espanyol. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti (via Inside Spanish Football): "The dressing room is eager to return to winning ways. We have a small bit of breathing room in the league and we plan on keeping it. We want to start another positive run of results now. It would be good for the atmosphere around us. It's our first home game of the year and we want to get off on a good foot for ourselves and the fans."
Espanyol manager Sergio Gonzalez (via Inside Spanish Football): "We could opt for an attacking approach against Real Madrid, even though that might seem suicidal, or we could also sit back, try to close their passing channels and offensive moves."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With Sergio Ramos resting, Raphael Varane receives another opportunity to start. In eight league appearances, the 21-year-old is averaging 4.1 clearances and 1.1 tackles.
Real Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Casillas; Marcelo, Varane, Pepe, Arbeloa; Isco, Kroos, Rodriguez; Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale
Espanyol's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Casilla; Fuentes, Colotto, Bailly, Arbilla; Montañes, Sanchez, Gonzalez, Sevilla; Caicedo, Garcia
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Real Madrid CF |
16 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
56 |
15 |
41 |
39 |
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|
2 |
FC Barcelona |
17 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
41 |
8 |
33 |
38 |
|||
|
3 |
Atlético Madrid |
17 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
15 |
19 |
38 |
|||
|
4 |
Valencia CF |
17 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
31 |
14 |
17 |
34 |
|||
|
5 |
Sevilla FC |
16 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
17 |
9 |
33 |
|||
|
6 |
Villarreal CF |
17 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
29 |
16 |
13 |
31 |
|||
|
7 |
Málaga CF |
17 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
21 |
17 |
4 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
Eibar |
17 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
21 |
23 |
-2 |
23 |
|||
|
9 |
Celta de Vigo |
17 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
19 |
-2 |
20 |
|||
|
10 |
RCD Espanyol |
17 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
26 |
-5 |
20 |
|||
|
11 |
Rayo Vallecano |
17 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
19 |
32 |
-13 |
20 |
|||
|
12 |
Athletic Club |
17 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
21 |
-7 |
19 |
|||
|
13 |
Real Sociedad |
17 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
18 |
22 |
-4 |
18 |
|||
|
14 |
Getafe CF |
17 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
22 |
-9 |
17 |
|||
|
15 |
UD Almería |
17 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
15 |
25 |
-10 |
16 |
|||
|
16 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
17 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
14 |
27 |
-13 |
16 |
|||
|
17 |
Levante UD |
17 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
33 |
-20 |
15 |
|||
|
18 |
Córdoba CF |
17 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
27 |
-14 |
14 |
|||
|
19 |
Granada CF |
17 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
28 |
-18 |
13 |
|||
|
20 |
Elche CF |
17 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
34 |
-19 |
11 |
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