Leganes vs Real Madrid
Copa del Rey 2018-19
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Date: Wednesday, 16 January, 2019
Kick-off: 8:30pm GMT
Real Madrid are on the cusp of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals as they take a three-goal advantage to Leganes on Wednesday night.
Real dropped five points in their opening two LaLiga games of the new year, but have won their last two games to regain some confidence.
Los Blancos secured a hard-fought 2-1 league win at Real Betis on Sunday, and their 3-0 first-leg Copa victory over Leganes should ensure a relatively trouble-free second leg.
Team news
Karim Benzema will be out due to a dislocated thumb, and joins Real's injury list along with the likes of Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Thibaut Courtois, Marcos Llorente and Marco Asensio.
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Navas; Ceballos, Varane, Nacho, Reguilon; Modric, Ceballos, Isco; Odriozola, Mariano, Vinicius
Score prediction: Leganes 1-1 Real Madrid
Leganes will go all-out with Real holding a three-goal advantage. It would be no surprise to see the hosts score an early goal, but Real just need to keep things tight to reach the last eight of the competition.
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Match odds
- Real to win 1-0: 6/1
- Leganes to qualify: 40/1
- 1-1 draw: 11/2
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TV channel and live stream online coverage
The match will not be televised in the UK. You can follow the action on our LIVE blog with our Spanish correspondent Ben Hayward.
