Real Madrid don set to face Sevilla for Sunday evening as dem continue dia La Liga campaign. Di match go happun for Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan by 7pm CEST, and e be di 37th gameweek of di season. Los Blancos don already secure second place for di table, but Sevilla still dey fight to escape relegation threat.
Sevilla don dey hot lately, winning three straight matches against Real Sociedad, Espanyol and Villarreal. Dem don climb to 12th position, but dem still dey only four points above di relegation zone. E be like say di team don wake up after early season wahala, and dem even dey eye European qualification, just five points behind seventh-placed Getafe.
But history no dey favour Sevilla for this fixture. Dem don play 14 games against Real Madrid without winning, including 12 defeats. Earlier dis season, Real Madrid beat dem 2-0 for Bernabeu. Di home side go need to break dat jinx if dem want to survive.
For Real Madrid side, di team dey come from a 2-0 win over Real Oviedo, but di atmosphere for Bernabeu don dey tense. Kylian Mbappe don dey booed by fans when e come on as substitute, and e don claim say e now be di club’s fourth-choice forward. Coach Alvaro Arbeloa don deny dat, but di dressing room dey in disarray. Jose Mourinho dey heavily linked to take over as coach next season.
Injury wise, Sevilla go miss Marcao with foot problem and Manu Bueno with muscle issue. Isaac Romero dey doubt. For Real Madrid, Rodrygo, Arda Guler, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and Federico Valverde all dey out. Dean Huijsen and Andriy Lunin dey assess after illness.
Antonio Rudiger go likely return to starting lineup, while Jude Bellingham, Fran Garcia and Thiago Pitarch fit also start. Mbappe expected to start despite recent drama. Di match go be tough to call, as Sevilla dey in form but Real Madrid get strong head-to-head record.
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