Beating the Spanish Giants won’t be as easy as beating the Catalans and Celta knows that better than anyone else in the game. How would tonight turn out? Bloody, brutal and as interesting as ever!
Date: 6th December 2014
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Capacity: 85,454
Kickoff: 19:00 (CET)
Referee: Undiano Mallenco.
Although all eyes are set on a glorious win by a margin of 3 or more goals, the fact that Carlo Ancelotti has recently encountered a bad luck streak with his midfielders strikes every Real Madrid fan. With an attack that is stronger than ever before and a dependable (although not entirely spectacular) defense, the Spanish Giants seem to be eyeing Illaramendi for the starting 11 tonight.
The youngster has only once started in his career with Real Madrid and that was against a 5-1 win against Elche. This time with Luka Modric injured, Isco suspended and Khedira also facing trouble Ancelotti has little to no choice but to look at Illaremendi for support. The youngster has proven his worth before but only in the final few minutes of the game when the win seemed to be inevitable. Nevertheless, Toni Kroos will be playing alongside him which gives any player an extra shot of confidence regardless of the situation.
Celta on the other hand have lost their last 3 games which might have them on shaken grounds tonight, that too against a team like Real Madrid that are undoubtedly in the best form of their lives at this point. Celta have dealt and conquered the MSN (Messi, Suarez & Neymar) combination but their defense might not hold up against the infamous BBC (Bale, Benzema & Cristiano) and company tonight.
Ronaldo has 20 league goals in the bag and his feet might just be itching to take it up a notch tonight. If not, there’s always Karim Benzema to watch out for who seems convinced to cash in a score every game. Then there’s Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez and… wow a whole lot more to watch out for. Celta Vigo need to pack a miracle in their bags to Bernabéu tonight. Just sayin’!
Predicted Lineups:
Possible Starting Lineup (4-3-3): Casillas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Illara, Rodriguez; Bale, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo
Possible Starting Lineup (4-3-3): Alvarez; Cabral, Mallo, Fontas, Castro; Krohn-Dehli, Orellana, Lopez; Radoja, Larrivey, Nolito
My Prediction:
Real Madrid 5-0 Celta Vigo