La Liga finally returns after donkey's years. Real Madrid will play against Granada at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid have been winning their first game of the new year for the last 20 seasons and the same will be expected of the players when they come out of the tunnel.
It is an ideal opportunity for the home club to extend their lead to 6 points, Barcelona will play against Espanyol only on Sunday and the pressure will surely on them should Real Madrid do the business tonight.
Sergio Ramos has been struggling with a hamstring injury but the player is fit and ready to start the game against Granada. Pepe will miss the game because he is suspended for this game.
Raul Albiol is also expected to start the game, he would start the game as a centre-half.
Real Madrid staged an amazing come back against Malaga in the Copa del Rey, the team showed a lot of character coming from behind. Ozil, Khedira and Benzema are all expected to start the game, they played key roles in staging the come back against Malaga.
Granada have no serious injury concerns, Yohan Mollo will not feature for the club because the player has been loaned to the French club in Nancy.
Odion Ighalo will be the lone man up front for the away team, Pape Diakhite is expected to start the game as a centre-half, he will partner Inigo Lopez in defense.
Granada currently sit 13th in the La Liga, they have managed 4 wins thus far and have 18 points from 16 games.
We have to keep up our winning ways, hala Madrid!!
