La Liga's third-placed side Real Madrid travel to Almeria on Saturday night looking to keep in touch with leaders Barcelona.

Almeria are out of the bottom three on goal difference only, but they have improved remarkably in recent games and have won their last three in the league.

Real have recovered from their El Clasico defeat to also win three on the spin and they have scored 15 goals in the process.

For Real, Sami Khedira will miss the rest of the season through injury, but Sergio Ramos is expected to return from his suspension to start.

For Almeria, Verza and Suso could return, but coach Francisco could be reluctant to alter his winning side too much.

Recent form

Almeria: LLLWWW

Real: WWLWWW

Possible starting lineups

Almeria: Esteban; Nelson, Torsiglieri, Trujillo, Pellerano; Dubarbier, Tebar, Azeez, Vidal, Soriano; Rodri

Real: Lopez; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Arbeloa; Alonso, Illarramendi, Modric; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo

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