Madrid based La Liga giants Real Madrid need only a point in their away game against Malaga on Sunday to win Primera Division after 2012. In their last match, Zizou's side beat Celta vigo 4-1 which made in hand to move three points clear of rivals Barcelona ahead of the final round of fixtures and will be crowned champions if they avoid defeat at La Rosaleda.
Barca has upper hand in the head-to-head record in the two Clasico clshes played this season, which means the Catalans will win the title if the two teams finish level on points, but for that to happen , Luis Enrique's men must beat Eibar at Camp nou and hope Madrid lose at Malaga
Gareth Bale still remains injured while Dani Carvajal is also out after suffering a hamstring injury in the first leg of his side's Champions League semi-final win over Atletico. However James Rodriguez missed the game against Celta, we hope to see him for this one, but Pepe is unlikely to be back and may have played his last game for the club.
Nacho picked booking againts Sevilla which made him miss the match against Celta Vigo, however that yellow card was overturned on appeal. The defender did not feature in Vigo anyway and is free to start on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo, Carvajal and Isco were all just one yellow cards away from ban, but the season will be over on Sunday and all three have escaped a suspension.
With Real Madrid fighting for the title this weekend, coach Zinedine Zidane will field a strong side against Malaga in the crunch clash at La Rosaleda. Since there is no more rotation for Ronalodo, he will start in attack, probably alongside Karim Benzema, with Isco set to be included in a free role against his former club. In defence, Nacho should return to the side at right-back in place of Danilo.
In the other hand La Liga outfits, who remain 11th in La liga cannot finish any higher than that position, Whatever happens in the game against Real Madrid, Malaga can only finish between 11 to 13th position.
Madrid Legend Coach Michel has said his side will give everything in Sunday's match, while former Barca striker Sandro Ramirez revealed he would like to score and hand the title to the Catalan club.
Martin Demichelis, Weligton and Duda will all be playing their last games for Malaga. Zdravko Kuzmanovic, Juanpi, Bakary Kone, Roberto Rosales and Adalberto Penaranda are all out injured, while Youssef En-Nesyri is suspended.
Barca has upper hand in the head-to-head record in the two Clasico clshes played this season, which means the Catalans will win the title if the two teams finish level on points, but for that to happen , Luis Enrique's men must beat Eibar at Camp nou and hope Madrid lose at Malaga
Gareth Bale still remains injured while Dani Carvajal is also out after suffering a hamstring injury in the first leg of his side's Champions League semi-final win over Atletico. However James Rodriguez missed the game against Celta, we hope to see him for this one, but Pepe is unlikely to be back and may have played his last game for the club.
Nacho picked booking againts Sevilla which made him miss the match against Celta Vigo, however that yellow card was overturned on appeal. The defender did not feature in Vigo anyway and is free to start on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo, Carvajal and Isco were all just one yellow cards away from ban, but the season will be over on Sunday and all three have escaped a suspension.
With Real Madrid fighting for the title this weekend, coach Zinedine Zidane will field a strong side against Malaga in the crunch clash at La Rosaleda. Since there is no more rotation for Ronalodo, he will start in attack, probably alongside Karim Benzema, with Isco set to be included in a free role against his former club. In defence, Nacho should return to the side at right-back in place of Danilo.
In the other hand La Liga outfits, who remain 11th in La liga cannot finish any higher than that position, Whatever happens in the game against Real Madrid, Malaga can only finish between 11 to 13th position.
Madrid Legend Coach Michel has said his side will give everything in Sunday's match, while former Barca striker Sandro Ramirez revealed he would like to score and hand the title to the Catalan club.
Martin Demichelis, Weligton and Duda will all be playing their last games for Malaga. Zdravko Kuzmanovic, Juanpi, Bakary Kone, Roberto Rosales and Adalberto Penaranda are all out injured, while Youssef En-Nesyri is suspended.
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MALAGA CF
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REAL MADRID
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| 22/04/17 | MAL |  |
2-0 |  |
VAL | 03/05/17 | RMA |  |
3-0 |  |
ATK |
| 26/04/17 | GRN |  |
0-2 | |
MAL | 07/05/17 | GRN | |
0-4 | |
RMA |
| 02/05/17 | MAL | |
4-2 |  |
SEV | 11/05/17 | ATK | |
2-1 | |
RMA |
| 08/05/17 | MAL | |
3-0 |  |
CEL | 14/05/17 | RMA | |
4-1 | |
SEV |
| 14/05/17 | RSO |  |
2-2 | |
MAL | 18/05/17 | CEL | |
1-4 | |
RMA |
| HEAD TO HEAD | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAGA CF | REAL MADRID | ||||||||||
| WINS | 0 | 3 | 2 | WINS | |||||||
| 29/11/14 | MAL | |
1-2 | |
RMA | ||||||
| 18/04/15 | RMA | |
3-1 | |
MAL | ||||||
| 26/09/15 | RMA | |
0-0 | |
MAL | ||||||
| 21/02/16 | MAL | |
1-1 | |
RMA | ||||||
| 21/05/17 | MAL | |
0-0 | |
RMA | ||||||
PROBABLE XI
HOW TO WATCH
Date: Sunday, May 21
Time: 7 p.m. BST. 2 p.m. ET.
TV Info: Sky Sports 1. beIN Sports.
Live Stream: Sky Go.
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