Real Madrid play Mallorca away, Barcelona host Sevilla

Real Madrid look for back to back league wins; Barcelona aim to keep 5 point lead at the top of La Liga
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(Football news) Atletico Madrid have won their last 2 La Liga games as they now take on Getafe at the Wanda Metropolitano. The Rojiblancos are still 4th but there are 5 clubs who are putting pressure on them. Getafe on the other hand are 19th on the table and desperately need a win to escape relegation. Stefan Savic and Marcos Llorente will be missing for Atletico Madrid due to injuries while Getafe will be without Mauro Arambarri and Munir El Haddadi. New Atletico Madrid signing Matt Doherty could make his debut at right back but he will have stiff competition from World Cup winner Nahuel Molina.

After a 2-0 win over Valencia at home, Real Madrid travel away to Mallorca. There are a lot of injury issues at this moment in time at Real Madrid. In the last match itself Eder Militao and Karim Benzema had to be taken off due to injuries while Dani Ceballos and Toni Kroos had some discomforts. Militao is set to join Lucas Vazquez and Ferland Mendy on the treatment table while the others should are massive doubts. David Alaba is set to return to the side having recovered from his injury. Jose Copete is the only absentee for 10th placed Mallorca. This is Real Madrid’s last match before the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.

League leaders Barcelona will be taking on Sevilla at the Nou Camp. Sevilla are currently 13th on the table but relegation is still a realistic possibility for them. As for Barcelona they need to keep up the 5 point lead they have over Real Madrid. Ousmane Dembele is the only Barcelona player who is injured at the moment. Seville on the other hand will be without Marko Dmitrovic, Papu Gomez, Alex Telles, Marcao, Jesus Manuel Corona, Fernando and Jesus Navas but Erik Lamela will be back from suspension.

Also read: Manchester City aim to close the gap on Arsenal as they play away at Tottenham Hotspur

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