Real Madrid eye victory away against Sevilla in 2017/18 La Liga
Real Madrid are set to play Sevilla on Wednesday night in La Liga as the season nears it’s conclusion. Real go into this game as the favorites.
Kick-off : 9:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville
Real Madrid are fresh from a spectacular game at the Nou Camp in the Clasico against Barcelona on Sunday. It was a game they could have won but nevertheless will look forward to the Champions League final.
Los Blancos now face another tough task against Sevilla away and will hope for a positive result as they would wanna finish above Atletico Madrid on second. Real are currently third with 72 points from 35 games trailing Atletico by three points having played a game less.
On the other hand, Sevilla have had a fine season so far and will like to have a positive result against a big club like Real Madrid as they also compete for places in Europe.
Sevilla are currently 8th in the points table after 35 games with 51 points.
Real Madrid are ahead on the head to head against Sevilla by 22-3. Both teams have played two draws.
Team news and possible line-ups
Johannes Geis and Guido Pizarro are available for Sevilla for the Wednesday night game and will likely play. While Pablo Sarabia will not be available as due to suspension.
As for Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo will be unavailable as due to injury. Whereas Gareth Bale is suspended.
Sevilla XI : Rico, Corchia, Kjaer, Lenglet, Carrico, Banega, Correa, Geis, Pizarro, Ben Yedder, Escudero.
Real Madrid XI : Casilla, Nacho, Ramos, Vallejo, T. Hernandez, Kovacic, Casemiro, Ceballos, Vazquez, Asensio, Benzema.
Prediction
I think it will be a testing game for Real Madrid away as they will rest few of their main players. So the game might end 1-1.