La Liga: Real Madrid vs Granada live
Preview
When Real Madrid hosts an out-of-form Granada at the Bernabeu tonight at 20:00 GMT, they will be looking to get back on track in La Liga. In the fight for the title, Los Blancos are four points ahead of second-placed Sevilla, while Granada are 14th, six points clear of the relegation zone.
Real Madrid is the club to beat in La Liga, with 50 points from 22 games, four points ahead of second-placed Sevilla and ten points ahead of Real Betis in third. Los Blancos had to come back from two goals down to earn a draw against Elche at home in La Liga on January 23, before losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday night. Real Madrid have won seven and drawn four of their 11 league games at the Bernabeu this season. The capital club cannot afford to lose focus in La Liga, but they will be thinking ahead to the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain on February 15, which promises to be an exciting match.
Granada will also be coming off back-to-back defeats, having lost 4-2 at Getafe on January 20 before losing 2-0 at home to Osasuna before the break. This season, Robert Moreno’s side have won five, drawn nine, and lost eight of their 22 league games for a total of 24 points, putting them in 14th place in the standings, six points clear of the relegation zone. After a rough few months, Granada appeared to have turned a corner, but they have only picked up two points in their previous four league games and will be worried of slipping down the division, especially with their next three games against Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, and Villarreal.
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Head-to-head
The visitors will be well aware that they have a difficult assignment today, since they have not beaten Real Madrid in La Liga since February 2013, losing each of the past 13 league meetings between the two teams.
Prediction
After two disheartening defeats, Real Madrid will be desperate to get back on track, and we’re finding it tough to support anything other than a home win here. Los Blancos have a horrible recent record against Granada, and the capital giants should have much too much talent for their opponents.
