Real Madrid can take a commanding step towards the La Liga title when they take on Getafe tonight.
Barcelona dropped more points this week after they were held at home by Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid.
That result left them a point behind their arch-rivals who have their game in hand tonight - and the opportunity to move four points clear.
Date, venue and kick-off time
Real Madrid vs Getafe will be held at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on Thursday, June 2, with kick-off scheduled for 9:00pm BST.
Prediction: Real Madrid 3-1 Getafe
While Getafe are chasing down Champions League qualification themselves, Real have shown no signs of allowing Barcelona back into this title race.
Team news
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has left Eden Hazard out of his squad for tonight's clash.
Reports in Spain claim Los Blancos are concerned with how rival teams are going in hard on the Belgian’s ankle and that might be the reason behind his absence against a notoriously physical Getafe side.
“I hope there is no intention to cause him harm,” Zidane said earlier on Wednesday. “Rivals plays strong, but in that respect we have to be calm.
“Eden has had difficulties because he was a long time away from the pitch and we have to go slowly with him. He will fine within a short time.”
Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Modric; Isco; Benzema, Vinicius
Getafe predicted XI: Soria; Suarez, Etxeita, Dakonam, Olivera; Etebo, Maksimovic, Arambarri, Cucurella; Molina, Mata
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 8:30pm BST.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Real eased to a comfortable 3-0 win away from home in the reverse fixture back in January.
Betting odds and tips
- Real Madrid to win: 4/9
- Getafe to win: 9/1
- Draw: 7/2
Odds courtesy of Betfair Exchange. Click here to find out more.
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