After Barça’s draw against Seville, Real Madrid regained the lead. Both teams are at elbow to elbow for the title with 65 points. A fairly thrilling Liga this season.
Zidane’s last two wins, sparked controversy, due to several arbitration decisions, Setién, affirms that the merengue team is favored by the referees during this last straight line of the championship.
Real Madrid will have to do without Casemiro against Mallorca, the latter, saw his tenth yellow card this season and is therefore suspended for Wednesday’s match. But Zidane can however count on Isco, injured and absent against Real.
Karim Benzema continues to ignite the canvas after his sublime goal against Valencia, and against Real, the Frenchman is back in great shape, and this obviously pleases his manager as well as the supporters.
But there is an important factor to consider, the Real Madrid lost to Mallorca in October, a defeat that will have undoubtedly been the click of Zizou’s team in the quest for the title, after its bad start to the season.
Majorca is in 18th place in the ranking and relegationable, Vicente Moreno’s men must win this match to get out of the red zone.
Will Real Madrid chain its fourth consecutive victory after the recovery?
Here are the likely composition of the two teams:
Real Madrid : Courtois; Mendy, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Valverde, Kroos, Modric; Hazard, Rodrygo – Benzema.
Majorca: Queen; Pozo, Valjent, Raíllo, Sedlar, Fran Gámez; Kubo, Marc Pedraza, Baba, Dani Rodríguez; Bludimir.
Stade: Alfredo di Stéfano
Time: 10:00 p.m. (French time)
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