Real Madrid looking for tenth La Liga win against Real Sociedad

After almost sealing their spot in the next round of the Champions League, the Whites are looking for their eighth win of the season in the Santiago Bernabéu

Diego Jabalquinto

Back to La Liga action for the Whites. Having almost secured their passage to the knockout stage of the Champions League with two matches remaining, Real Madrid are looking to pick up their tenth La Liga win of the season in the Santiago Bernabéu (16:00, C+ Liga & Gol T). Ancelotti’s team, who have seven wins in their stadium this season, are up against one of the other contenders in the Spanish First Division, Real Sociedad. The team have their attacking trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema in great form, having scored 12 goals in their last three matches.

Against Real Sociedad the Whites will be looking for their fifth straight win at the Santiago Bernabéu in what will be their seventh match in the last 21 days. In Turin, the team left themselves on the verge of qualification for the knockout stage of the Champions League, and just one point short of going through as group winners, and they are now looking to continue with their good run of results in the league.

STANDINGS BEFORE MATCHDAY 13
			HOME				AWAY
	Pos.	Ptos	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L
Real Madrid	3º	28	6	5	0	1	6	4	1	1
Real Sociedad	7º	17	6	3	2	1	6	1	3	2

Carlo Ancelotti has picked 20 players for the match. The Italian coach will be without the suspended Sergio Ramos, and Coentrão and Marcelo due to injury, but he will have Cristiano Ronaldo, the top scorer in La Liga and the Champions League with 21 goals in 16 matches, Bale and Benzema available. The three Real Madrid attackers are in form in front of goal, having scored 12 goals the last three matches (Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano and Juventus).

This will be the 67th time that the teams will have played in the First Division with Real Madrid playing at home and the record books are in favour of Ancelotti’s team, who have 47 wins, 16 draws and three defeats. It is a match that will be special for Whites’ midfielder Illarra, who will be playing against the club where he played during the last six seasons for the first time.

The Basque side are unbeaten in four league matches
Real Sociedad visit the Bernabéu for La Liga matchday 13 in the seventh place on 17 points, two places from the European spots, with four wins, five draws and three defeats. They have played six away matches in the competition with a record of one win, three draws and two losses.

LA LIGA MATCHES BETWEEN THE TEAMS WITH REAL MADRID PLAYING AT HOME
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
Real Madrid	66	47	16	3	169	57
Real Sociedad	66	3	16	47	57	169

The group coached by Arrasate this season, have gone four consecutive league matches without losing and are on a clear upward trend. Seferovic and Granero, the second of whom is injured, are additions to the squad this season. The stand out players in their attack are Antoine Griezmann, with seven goals, and Vela and Seferovic, with two each making them the team’s top league scorers.

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