Leganes vs Real Madrid
LaLiga 2018-19
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Kick-off: 8:00pm GMT, tonight
Real Madrid return to LaLiga action with a short trip to face mid-table Leganes on Monday evening.
Los Blancos, a distant 14 points off the title pace with only seven matches left to play, are battling with cross-city rivals Atletico for second spot and will end a disappointing season without any silverware after premature exits from both the Champions League and Copa del Rey.
Zinedine Zidane's side have not produced many good performances of late, with a straightforward win over Celta Vigo followed by a nervy meeting with bottom-of-the-table Huesca, a poor loss at Valencia and a rescue effort from Karim Benzema against Eibar.
They now visit the Estadio Municipal de Butarque on the outskirts of Madrid to face a Leganes team managed by former Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino that currently sit 12th on 40 points, 10 clear of any relegation worries.
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Possible lineups
Leganes XI (3-4-3): Cuellar; Tarin, Siovas, Bustinza; Nyom, Perez, Vesga, Silva; Eraso; Carrillo, Braithwaite
Real Madrid XI (4-3-3): Navas; Odriozola, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo; Casemiro, Ceballos, Modric; Bale, Benzema, Asensio
Score prediction: Leganes 1-2 Real Madrid
Real have looked far from their best of late and appear to be lacking some motivation with essentially nothing to play for other than trying to beat Atletico into second place.
Another narrow and unconvincing victory for Zidane's men seems a likely outcome.
TV channel and live stream online coverage
Eleven Sports and Premier Sports will both be showing live coverage of Leganes vs Real Madrid.
