At 17:15 local time in Lithuania, Madrid's "Real" will take on Barcelona's "Espanyol" at home. Yesterday we announced that one of the team's brightest stars, Gareth Bale, is ready to return to the field after a three-month break, but Zinedine Zidane will not have his strongest lineup at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium. "Real" coach decided to give rest to Luka Modric, Keylor Navas, and Karim Benzema after tough matches against "Napoli", while Sergio Ramos will miss the game due to a leg injury suffered on Wednesday. Due to minor injuries, Danilo and Fabio Coentrao will also not be able to help the team. Zidane emphasized in a press conference that two key players, goalkeeper Kiko Casilla and forward Alvaro Morata, will be missing from the starting lineup. "Real" currently holds the advantage with two games in hand and occupies the first place, while "Espanyol" is content with ninth position.
