Real Madrid vs Eibar LIVE
LaLiga 2018-19
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019
Kick-off: 3:15pm GMT, today
Real Madrid will hope to get back to winning ways under Zinedine Zidane this afternoon as they host mid-table Eibar at the Bernabeu.
After winning the first two matches under their returning coach against struggling Celta Vigo and Huesca, Los Blancos were beaten 2-1 by in-form Valencia at Mestalla in midweek.
Such a loss left Real - who will end the season with no silverware having been eliminated from both the Champions League and Copa del Rey - third and 13 points adrift of LaLiga leaders Barcelona.
They are five behind Atletico, with the division's top two set to square off in Catalonia later tonight. Jose Luis Mendilibar's Eibar currently sit 11th in the table after a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano.
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Real Madrid team news and line-up
Real Madrid XI: Navas, Odriozola, Nacho, Reguilon, Varane, Modric, Isco, Asensio, Benzema, Bale
Subs: Luca, Vallejo, Kroos, Casemiro, Lucas, Brahim, Ceballos
Score prediction: Real Madrid 2-0 Eibar
The last couple of performances have made it clear that big issues remain at Real despite Zidane's return and it may be difficult for him to keep the players sufficiently motivated between now and the end of the season with no trophies to compete for.
However, despite being pushed all the way by bottom-of-the-table Huesca in their last fixture at the Bernabeu, they should still have what it takes to secure victory over an Eibar team that are without an away triumph since October but did stun the same opposition 3-0 during the autumn.
A Real win coupled with a defeat for Atletico at Camp Nou would make the race for second spot very interesting indeed.
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