Almeria vs Real Madrid Real Madrid will look to keep pace in the La Liga table with a matchup against Almeria. The club has been mostly successful this season, winning 10 out of 13 matches with a draw. However, losses to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have dropped Real to third place in the standings, six points out of first place. While the squad has the talent to remain in the race, it will have to do so without Sami Khedira, who will likely miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL. The midfielder will be difficult to replace, but Real Madrid have to carry on without him starting in this upcoming match. Of course, this will not be as easy as you would expect against a 17th-place team. Almeria have won three matches in a row to move up from the bottom of the standings, and they will look to continue that momentum at home against Real Madrid. Even though Real enter the contest as the overwhelming favorite, anything is possible in this La Liga showdown There is little question that Real have one of the best offensive attacks in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo has been playing some of the best football of his career, and he has plenty of help around him as well. Gareth Bale is starting to get into form, while Isco and Karim Benzema have been elite as well. The question is if this same club can come through on the defensive end. Real Madrid have allowed 17 goals in 13 league matches, which ties them with three other teams for sixth best in La Liga. The club has actually gone six matches in all competitions without a clean sheet. Things will be even worse without the defensive presence of Khedira in the midfield. He will need to be replaced by Asier Illarramendi, and possibly Xabi Alonso when healthy. Of course, it comes down to the back line as well as the defensive players have to do a better job of keeping focus. They cannot let anyone through on a counter-attack or simply forget to mark players in the air. Otherwise, the poor defensive effort will continue to doom this club. Prediction: Real Madrid 3-1
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:36:29 +0000
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