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Real Madrid are a team that boasts of one of the strongest squads in the world but have not got off to the best of starts in La Liga as they drew two games on the trot but ended up winning the last game against Levante in a close game by 3-2. They got drubbed midweek against PSG.
Date and Time: September 23, 12:30 AM IST
Competition: La Liga
Where: Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan
Real Madrid: W D D W D W
SEV: W W W L W W
Isco and Luka Modric are sidelined for Real Madrid, James Rodriguez should start for Real Madrid on Wednesday night.
Eden Hazard is expected to start the game after coming off the bench last weekend. He will partner Gareth Bale in attacks.
Nacho and Sergio Ramos are carry over suspensions from last season’s competition as Summer signing Eder Militao may play this game. Marcelo is also out of this game Ferland Mendy is expected to replace him
RM Starting XI (probables)
Courtois, , Varane, Militao, Carvajal, Mendy, Rodrigues, Casemiro, Kroos, Hazard, Bale, Benzema
SEV Team News and Predicted XI
Nolito is still set to be on the sideline due to injury which means that Munir should be continuing on the left-hand side of the attack.
Sevilla are expected to play the same side as the previous weeks in this important game.
SEV Starting XI (probables)
Vaclik; Navas, Carlos, Carrico, Reguilon Jordan, Fernando, Banega; Torres, Jong, Ocampos
Sevilla
Luuk De Jong –
The striker will be taking up the mantle with the other key players being injured. He has come into the side this season and made immediate impact.
Last Season Stats
Goals –28
Assits – 6
Munir El Haddadi
The youngster is getting his chance due to Nolito being injured. He is more than capable of being good enough.
Last Season Stats
Goals – 5
Assists – 1
Real Madrid
Gareth Bale
The star is now gradually getting over the controversies he was involved in and will look to get back his supreme run of form in this game
Last Season Statistics
Goals- 8
Assists – 3
Eden Hazard
The player is a modern day great and will look to get into his usual mojo with his new team and have the same impact here that he had with Chelsea
Last Season Statistics
Goals- 16
Assists – 15
Real Madrid seem to have more fire power to win this game despite the form Sevilla are in .