Our problem was more in defense than in attack, said Carlo Ancelotti after Sunday’s 1-3 defeat in La Liga to local rivals “Atletico.” Calling his team “fragile” in their own penalty area after their first loss of the season, the experienced Italian witnessed goals conceded by his team within the first 15 minutes for the third time in as many league games. The defeat was even more frustrating as they lost the top spot to “Barcelona” after the sixth round. Therefore, returning to the “Santiago Bernabeu” midweek to face “Las Palmas” gives “Los Blancos” a quick chance to react to such an unpleasant situation. A return to the winning ways is expected, especially since they have never lost at home in their head-to-head meetings, scoring at least three goals in all five home matches in this millennium. Vinicius Junior, Carvajal, Militao, Guler, and Courtois, who has a knee injury, will not be able to take the field.
The guests face a very tough task, but they will be in high spirits after a 1-0 victory over “Granada” thanks to a goal in injury time after more than 30 minutes of play with ten players. “In this case, we played better with ten than with eleven,” said coach Garcia Pimienta after their first victory since returning to the top division. Now, the former “Barcelona” player heads to the “Santiago Bernabeu” hoping to make history by facing “Real Madrid” and Ancelotti for the first time as both a player and a coach. It won’t be an easy task as “Los Amarillos” continue their streak of 20 away games in La Liga without a win, although they keep things competitive, conceding exactly once in each of their last six games, five of which were lost with a score of 0-1. Ramirez, Molero, Marmol, and Gonzalez, who has an ankle injury, will be unavailable today. More 2 odds soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
