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The Santiago Solari team will want to take over the Copa del Rey as the La Liga title seems out of reach this season, but it must first beat Girona
Real Madrid has recorded one of its best wins of the season against Sevilla this weekend and hopes to continue its momentum until the Copa del Rey.
Girona beat Atletico Madrid by scoring goals on the outside in the last round of the competition. They will have to defeat another giant if they want to qualify for the semi-finals.
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In the UK, the game is not available on TV or streaming.
| British television channel | Online feed |
|---|---|
| N / A | N / A |
Squads and news from the team
| Position | Real Madrid players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Navas, Luca, Altube, Courtois |
| defenders | Carvajal, Varane, Marcelo, Nacho, Reguilon, Sanchez, Odriozola, Sergio Ramos |
| Midfielders | Casemiro, Jaume, Ceballos, Valverde, Brahim, Isco, Modric |
| Before | Vazquez, Vinicius Jr, Cristo, Benzema, Basel |
Keylor Navas, Gareth Bale and Jesus Vallejo are all injured.
Toni Kroos, Marcos Llorente, Mariano Diaz and Marco Asensio are about to close after a recent injury.
Possible Real Madrid from XI: Courteous; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Modric, Casemiro, Ceballos; Vazquez, Benzema, Vinicius.
| Position | Girona team |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Bounou, Iraizoz |
| defenders | Mojica, Espinosa, Juanpe, Alcaca, Planas, Benitez, Ramalho, Muniesa, Alamo |
| Midfielders | Portu, Granell, Garcia, Father Pons, Timor, Roberts, Luiz, Garcia, Ho, |
| Before | Stuani, Doumbia, Lozano |
Johan Mojica, Carles Planas and Patrick Roberts will be absent from the match due to an injury to Girona.
Potential Girona from the XI: Bounou, Alcaca, Espinosa, Juanpe; Pons, Timor, Luiz, Garcia; Stuani, Doumbia, Portu
Real Madrid is 1/3 of the favorites to win with bet365. Girona can be played at a price of 8/1, while the draw is 4/1.
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Match preview
With the disappointing championship campaign of Real Madrid so far, Santiago Solari must aim for the Copa del Rey so that the supporters and the board of directors are satisfied with the silverware.
Girona had already beaten Atletico Madrid in the previous round and had to make another trip to the Spanish capital to progress in the Copa del Rey.
Real Madrid did not seem to be the best against Leganes on the last lap, bowing 1-0 in the second leg, despite a weakened squad.
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Los Blancos will try to break the recent monopoly of the competition in Barcelona. The champions of Spain have won the trophy in the last four years.
The absence of Gareth Bale will hinder Madrid's chances in this match while Girona will have to hope that Cristhian Stuani's recent ties with Barcelona did not hurt his head.
The former Middlesbrough man has been in great shape this season, scoring 12 goals in 17 games in La Liga. He hopes to be able to carry it to the cup and reserve a place in Girona for the semifinal.
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