It is time for an enthralling clash in La Liga which will be contested between the second-placed Real Madrid and eighth-placed Athletic Bilbao. This riveting encounter will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Heading into this game, Real Madrid definitely holds the upper hand as they have managed 14 wins out of the last 15 against this very opposition.
It would be interesting to see whether they maintain their dominance over this opposition at the end of the play.
Real Madrid won: 02
Athletic Bilbao won: 00
Draw: 03
Date- Sunday, December 23rd | Kick-Off- 01:30 AM (IST) | Venue- Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
Real Madrid: WWWDD
Athletic Bilbao: WWWLD
Real Madrid Team News
Missing Players: Marco Asensio, L Vazquez, Eden Hazard, Marcelo, Casemiro, James Rodriguez.
Athletic Bilbao Team News
Missing Players: Aritz Aduriz, Ander Capa, Oscar de Marcos, Iker Muniain.
Real Madrid- Ramos, Isco, Benzema, Mendy, Valverde, Varane, Modric, Kroos, Courtois, Carvajal, Rodrygo
Athletic Bilbao- I Martinez, Nunez, Berchiche, U Lopez, Unai, Lekue, Cordoba, R Garcia, D Garcia, San Jose, Williams
RM:
Karim Benzema is the leading goal scorer for RM with 12 goals to his name along with 5 assists.
Skipper Sergio Ramos despite being a defender has managed 3 goals to his name.
Luca Modric and D Carvajal have 4 assists each to their name so far.
ATH:
R Garcia is leading the way in terms of goals scored as he has 5 to his name.
He is closely followed by I Muniain and I Williams who have 4 goals each to their name.
A Capa and U Lopez have 4 and 3 assists respectively to their name.
Real Madrid is sitting firmly at the second spot on the points table. For Grand League, we will be going in a 6:5 ratio favoring Athletic Bilbao. The likes of R Garcia, S Ramos, K Benzema, I Williams and Sancet could be good choices for captain/vice-captain.
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