Real Madrid vs Eibar LIVE!
Zinedine Zidane's title challengers boasted a commanding half-time lead on their return to LaLiga action.
Playing at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano while renovation works continue at the Santiago Bernabeu, it took just three minutes for Madrid to take the lead when Toni Kroos produced a sublime finish.
The hosts were showing no signs of rust whatsoever after a three-month hiatus, with further goals from captain Sergio Ramos and Marcelo - who took a knee after scoring - meaning they went in at the interval leading 3-0 as they seek to narrow the gap to leaders Barcelona back to two points.
Follow the second-half action with our Spanish football correspondent Ben Hayward!
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Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Modric, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Hazard
Prediction: Real Madrid 2-0 Eibar
Eibar sit 16th in the table, so on paper Real are heavy favourites. Still, the pressure will be on Los Blancos at a new ground and, with five substitutions allowed per game, Zidane will want to get things done early to prevent the game from becoming bogged down in changes later on.
How to watch
LaLiga and Premier Sports have confirmed that LaLigaTV will allow Sky customers to watch every Spanish top-flight game for free in June.
To get access to all the games, Sky UK customers should visit premiersports.com and register with the promo code BACKTOWIN. Non-Sky customers can also sign up using the same code.
With games due to be shown on TV on Channel 435 on Sky, fans can also live stream the matches online via the Premier Player app.
Pre-match coverage will start at 5:30pm BST.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The last time these two sides met was back on November 9, with Real winning 4-0 at Eibar thanks to goals from Karim Benzema (two), Sergio Ramos and Fede Valverde.
However, Eibar do boast an impressive recent win over Real, beating Los Blancos 3-0 in LaLiga in November 2018.
Betting odds and tips
- Real Madrid win: Between 2/7
- Eibar win: Between 12/1 and 13/1
- Draw: 6/1
- Real to win 2-0: 13/2
- Under 2.5 goals: 13/8
Odds courtesy of Betfair Exchange. Click here to find out more.
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