Granada vs Real Madrid

Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes is the venue as relegation-threatened Granada and new champions Real Madrid meet in a lopsided La Liga encounter.

Granada’s last-ditch attempt to get their faltering La Liga survival quest back on track suffered an epic failure last weekend as Sevilla swept them aside 3-0 in Andalusia, curtailing their mini-revival (W2, D1). Back to home turf, where they’ve won back-to-back league matches by 2+ goals ‘to nil,’ the Nazaries will look to at least soften the blow against a Real Madrid side they’ve lost to in each of their last 15 top-flight H2Hs, including a 2-0 defeat in the reverse fixture. Jose Ramon Sandoval’s men have blown hot and cold on their home ground this La Liga campaign (W4, D6, L7), which doesn’t bode well for their bid to beat Madrid at home for the first time since 2013 (L7).

Meanwhile, after being crowned the new La Liga champions last weekend, Real Madrid pulled off a memorable late comeback against Bayern Munich in midweek Champions League action, with Joselu’s brace beyond the 85th minute overturning the Germans’ 1-0 lead (2-1). After reaching the most prestigious European final for the second time in three years, Carlo Ancelotti’s men could take their foot off the pedal in La Liga, where they’ve only lost once this season (W27, D6, L1)! Los Merengues have excelled on the road recently, winning their last three away league games by an aggregate score of 6-2, and could make it four in a row for the first time in 2023/24. Not only have Los Blancos won seven straight away H2Hs versus Granada, but they’ve netted precisely four goals on four of their last six visits here!