Real Madrid are looking to maintain the pressure on leaders Barcelona and host Leganes in a La Liga fixture. With 10 games left, Los Blancos will be keen to avoid any slip-ups and should have the upper hand over the troubled visitors.
Los Blancos head into this game off the back of a 2-1 league win at Villarreal, to maintain their pursuit of leaders Barcelona. That result means Carlo Ancelotti’s men have now won three of their last four La Liga matches.
Driven by the prolific Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid’s attack has been impressive lately, scoring 19 goals in their last seven La Liga home matches. However, they need to tighten up at the back having failed to keep a clean sheet in four of the last five matches in that run.
Leganes enter this match following a 3-2 defeat to Real Betis, a result that keeps them in the bottom three. They have now lost five of their last eight La Liga matches while their last three away fixtures in the league have also ended in defeats.
Borja Jimenez’s men show some attacking quality but are often let down by poor defending. They let slip a two-goal lead in the defeat to Real Betis and also scored first in the 2-1 loss to Celta Vigo prior to that clash.
Real Madrid have a 10-2 advantage with two draws from 14 previous matches against Leganes. Los Blancos have also won the last two meetings and claimed a 3-2 away victory in the reverse fixture.
Real Madrid will be without Thibaut Courtois, Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal due to injuries. Andriy Lunin should feature in goal while Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo are also expected to start.
For Leganes, besides Yvan Neyou, Enric Franquesa and Borna Barisic who are unavailable, they have a large squad to select from. Dani Raba, Seydouba Cisse and Juan Cruz are all expected to start.
Real Madrid: Lunin, Camavinga, Rudiger, Asencio, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Valverde, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappe.
Leganes: Dmitrovic, Hernandez, Nastasic, Gonzalez, Rosier, Tapia, Brasanac, Cisse, Rodriguez, Cruz, Raba.
