Real Madrid will be looking to make it seven straight wins in all competitions at the start of the 2022-23 season when they return to La Liga on Sunday afternoon against Mallorca.
The league leaders go into the match as favorites after a 3-0 win over Celtic in the Champions League, while Mallorca, eleventh in the league, most recently drew 1-1 with Girona.
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Real Madrid has had a brilliant season in 2021/22, winning the La Liga and Champions League double, and has already clinched a title with a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup on August 10.
In the league, too, the Madrilenians have made a perfect start to the season and, with wins over Almeria, Celta Vigo, Espanyol, and Real Betis have topped the table with 12 points, two points ahead of second-placed Barcelona, who certainly fancy their chances of winning the title this season.
Carlo Ancelotti's team was in Champions League action on Tuesday night, winning 3-0 against Celtic in Glasgow thanks to goals from Vinicius Junior, Luka Modric, and Eden Hazard.
Real Madrid has three more games before the international break: Next week they host RB Leipzig at the Bernabeu in the Champions League before facing Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby on September 18.
Ancelotti's side has not lost at the Bernabeu in La Liga since a 4-0 win over Barcelona in March, while they are unbeaten against Mallorca in Madrid since May 2009, including a 6-1 win over the Pirates in the corresponding league match last season.
Mallorca finished 16th in La Liga last season and is looking to return to the top flight for the first time since 2013.
The Bermellones started the 2022-23 season with a goalless draw against Athletic Bilbao before suffering a 2-1 defeat to Real Betis in the second game of the season.
However, Mallorca picked up four points from their last two games: A 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano on August 27 and, most recently, a 1-1 draw with Girona, which puts them in 11th place in the table.
Javier Aguirre's team faces Real Madrid and Barcelona in two of the next three games, and those are not the games that will determine whether the team can avoid relegation this season.
Mallorca won 1-0 against Los Blancos in October 2019 and the visitors are the fresher of the two teams, having been out of action since last Saturday.
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Real Madrid will certainly be without the services of Karim Benzema and Eder Militao in this weekend's competition, with the duo recovering from injuries against Celtic last time out.
As a result, Hazard could be given a nod as a false nine, while Antonio Rudiger is more likely to line up alongside David Alaba in the center of Defense.
Jessرس Vallejo returned to group training and was selected for the team, butشilvaro Odriozola is again on the sidelines due to a muscle problem.
In the meantime, Eduardo camavinga is pushing for a place in the team, and the French international could replace Modric, with the Croatian set to rest; Rodrigo could also replace Federico Valverde.
As for Mallorca, Dominic Grieve remains sidelined due to a hip problem, while idrissou Baba, Amath Ndiaye, and Armengol Roeder-irmguez will also miss the injury.
The visitors are expected to line up again in a 3-5-2 formation for this match, with Vedat Muriki joined in the final third of the pitch by Lee Kang-in.
At the same time, Antonio Szczesny and Danny Roeder-osgiz will also retain their places in the squad even though coach Aguirre has several options for a change in midfield.
- Possible starting lineup for Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Mendy; Kroos, china mini, camavinga; Rodrigo, Hazard, Vinicius
- Mallorca's possible starting lineup: Subs: Rajkovic ; Kubit , Rilo, Valjent ; Maffeo, Battaglia, Sanchez, Rodriguez, Costa; Muriqui, Kang in.
real Madrid vs Mallorca prediction
We say: Real Spanish capital 3-1 Mallorca
- Mallorca is actually capable of creating this a tough encounter for the Real Spanish capital, how, ever we tend to ar finding it troublesome to back something apart from home success.
- Los Blancos are going to be missing their star forward however still have quite enough quality to gather all 3 points ahead of their own supporters this weekend.
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