Real Madrid host Getafe in what will be a fairly meaningless game, even more so considering that Los Blancos will play a season-defining match against PSG next Tuesday. Kroos and Modric are still trying to recover from their injuries and will miss the game, just like Dani Ceballos, who didn’t even make the squad list.
Getafe have been playing well this season and are only a few points behind the Europa League places, so they will try to take advantage of Madrid’s potential lack of focus on this game and earn at least a point.
It will be interesting to see if Los Blancos can bounce back from their 1-0 loss against Espanyol this week. Zidane’s men had been playing well lately but they showed some worrying signs once again. Cristiano Ronaldo appears to be set to return to the starting lineup after getting some rest last Tuesday. Marcelo could also get some minutes.
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Date: 3/03/2018
Time: 20:45 CET, 02:45pm EST, 11:45am Pacific.
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain.
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Zinedine Zidane insisted Real Madrid are fighting for the LaLiga title despite a 15-point deficit to Barcelona.
Real, who are also 10 points behind city rivals Atletico, suffered another shock defeat on Tuesday against Espanyol and will look to make amends against Getafe on Saturday.
That is followed by the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Paris St Germain, but Zidane is not prioritising the trip to the French capital.
Will Real return to winning ways against Getafe?
Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Nacho, Theo; Casemiro, Llorente, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo
Getafe: Martinez, Gonzalez, Suarez, Dakonam, Antunes, Fajr, Portillo, Arambarri, Mora, Rodriguez, Remy
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