Football returns to the Santiago Bernabéu after the international break. Real Madrid welcome Leganés tonight for LaLiga matchday 29 (9pm CET). Our team starts the decisive stretch of the season, aiming for three points in the first of the 10 remaining matchdays in the fight for the title.
Ancelotti's team faces a demanding schedule with eight matches in just over three weeks, including the Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal and the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Real Sociedad next Tuesday. But first, tonight’s objective is to get a vital win against Leganés at the Bernabéu.
“The final stretch of the season begins and every game can be decisive,” said Ancelotti at the pre-match. Mbappé, pivotal in the last LaLiga outing against Villarreal, is included off the back of scoring a brace to reach 20 league goals already this season.
Leganés
Borja Jiménez's team started the matchday in eighteenth position with a balance of 6 wins, 9 draws and 13 defeats. This season, Real Madrid have won both meetings with Leganés, both at Butarque. In November, they won 0-3 in La Liga and in February, they qualified for the Cup semifinals with a 2-3 win.