Athletic Club-Real Madrid: a tough trip to San Mamés
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Real Madrid are heading into what will be another demanding week, with two tough LaLiga fixtures on the road. The first trip comes tonight to San Mamés (9:00pm CET), where our team go head-to-head with Athletic Club on matchday 19 - a round brought forward for the 4 clubs set to play the Spanish Super Cup. Ancelotti's boys will be hoping to seal an eleventh win of the season in the competition and continue their push for top spot.
Following available again following an injury absence. Alongside him will be his compatriot Mbappé, who has found the net in his each of his last two league games. The forward has hit 8 goals in 13 matches so far this campaign.
Athletic Club
The Basque outfit currently sit in the Champions League places (fourth) having picked up 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats to date. Valverde's boys are a tough nut to crack, especially on home turf. At San Mamés they are unbeaten in their last seven in all competitions, and they'll be hoping to extend that run tonight. Sancet is their top scorer (7), and he's in fine form too, with three in his last couple of LaLiga outings against Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad.