Real Madrid will be bidding to strengthen their grip on first spot in the La Liga table when they head to Espanyol on Saturday night.
Los Blancos are first in the division, four points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid, while Espanyol sit down in 18th position, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two sides ahead of the clash.
ESPANYOL vs. REAL MADRID
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ESPANYOL
Out: Salvi Sanchez (muscle), Jose Gragera (muscle)
Doubtful: Brian Olivan (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: J Garcia; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero; Carreras, Kral, Lozano, Tejero; Puado, Fernandez
REAL MADRID
Out: Eder Militao (knee), Dani Carvajal (knee)
Doubtful: Eduardo Camavinga (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Matt Law
