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2020-12-21
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Despite all the immense criticism towards Zidane, he showed ability to weather the storm once again and not only qualified from a tough Champions League group, but also maintained a strategically decent position in La Liga table. Main rivals Barcelona is struggling, so Atletico Madrid looks as the only genuine title contender for Real this season.
2 of last 3 wins in the league left a particularly good impression - the 1:0 away victory vs. Sevilla and the following 2:0 derby triumph over Atletico.
Visitors have positive team news ahead of the game as they welcome central defensive midfielder Casemiro from suspension and, basically, only miss the ever injured Eden Hazard. With captain Sergio Ramos available and fit, the backline has become solid again, which is underlined by the clean sheets against Sevilla and Atletico.
Even goalkeeper Courtouis has stepped his game up in the light of defensive issues and has been delivering one of the best seasons in recent campaigns.
Eibar is not likely to endure anything positive tonight, given their joint worst attacking record in LaLiga with Getafe. 9 dismal scored goals over the course of 13 games is mediocre even by Russian Premier League standards. The only positive thing Eibar can boast about is the defense - they've been conceding less than 1 goal on average, which has allowed the team to maintain a good position in the table. But if to review Eibar's schedule, they've yet to face any serious opponents from the leading group, out of form Real Sociedad aside (1:1). The only more/less decent test was a long time ago against Villarreal, which took a 2:1 win. In other words, I'd go as far as to say, that Eibar's been fortunate with their schedule, having the luck to face Sevilla or Real Sociedad as they were coming/preparing from/for European Cup games.
The last 3 head to head games between these 2 finished in Real Madrid favour with relative ease. Altough every single game in La Liga this season has been competitive and very tight, regardless of who is playing, I am leaning towards Zidane's 4th consecutive league win and a push further towards 1st spot.
