All eyes will be on Estadio Santiago Bernabeu when Real Madrid and Athletic Club face each other on Matchday 33. Los Blancos are having a season to forget, but Zinedine Zidane is back and, no doubt, the French tactician is going to build a quality team for the 2019/2020 season. Karim Benzema has been scoring goals for fun in La Liga this term and we predict that he is going to pose a big threat for the opposition defenders.
The Lions, on the other hand, were struggling in the first half of the season, but they have been producing splendid performances in 2019. The Basques are in the race for a place in European competitions and seeing that Real Madrid have little to play for in the remainder of the season, we predict that the two teams are going to share the spoils in the Spanish capital.
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Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Pepe, Varane, Marcelo; Kroos, Kovacic, Isco (Vazquez—65′); Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema (Morata—75′).
Athletic Bilbao: Iraizoz; Lekue, Etxeita, Laporte, Saborit (Muniain—88′); San Jose, M.Rico; R.Garcia (Iturraspe—76′), Merino (Susaeta—79′), Eraso, I.Williams.
The only incentive left in the season for Real Madrid is to try and overhaul city rivals Atletico in second place, however even that is now out of their hands. Athletic Bilbao are at the Santiago Bernabeu this weekend with plenty top play for as they chase down a Europa League spot. Form labs bring you their betting preview and tips for the game and if value is what you are after then head over to our FanBoosts section and see what is on offer.
Real Madrid have gone W3-D1-L1 from their five matches since the departure of Santiago Solari, with their sole defeat at the Mestalla against Valencia.That compares to four defeats from the old coaches’ last six games in all competitions, which is an impressive turnaround from Zinedine Zidane, though the victories haven’t been entirely convincing and it’s clear that it’s still going to take time and summer transfer surgery to properly heal the wounds.
Los Blancos will want to beat their city rivals Atletico in the race for second spot, but they’ll know their season is all but over and the focus will inevitably shift towards next term.They look far too short a price to secure victory this weekend given these sides have played out stalemates in each of their three meetings since the start of last season, while Zidane is yet to properly put a team to bed since returning.His only victory by more than a single strike was a 2-0 win against 17th-placed Celta Vigo, who were without key man Iago Aspas that day.
Vinicius Junior – one of the few bright spots for Madrid this season – remains unavailable through injury and is joined on the sidelines by Sergio Ramos for this fixture.The captain missed the 1-1 draw with Leganes last weekend and the absence of his experience was sorely felt in the Champions League when they lost 4-1 hosting Ajax.