Elche, Spain – Na here we dey gather matter as LaLiga don go back to work after that long November international break. Real Madrid dey waka go MartÃnez Valero stadium on matchday 13, dey ready to face Elche wey dey do well for this season. Time go be 9:00 pm CET and e go hot like palm wine!
As dem dey carry this match enter, Xabi Alonso, the Real Madrid coach, don already plan to shake things small since him no go fit use Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Militão, Tchouameni and Mastantuono. Na big blow but e be like say dem wan use this match take bounce back. (No be lie, dem don dey look for how to regain their mojo like small pikin wey lose him toy.)
Elche, on the other side, dey look sharp. Dem dey in mid-table with 15 points, three wins, six draws, and three losses. Dem no wan gree lose their home matches at MartÃnez Valero, and dem no get loss since dem demote. No be small matter! (I mean, wetin you expect from team wey dey put body for ground like say dem wan carry first class for primary school?)
Real Madrid dey in need of better form as dem wan turn things around. Dem dey carry three-point gap ahead for La Liga and na Elche dem go face first after the international break. La Liga go need dem carry good vibes as dem no wan shifted ground! E get as dem dexterity dey put dem strike force, even tho Elche no gree make am easy. As per usual, na 17-game unbeaten run wey Real Madrid don get against Elche, last time Elche win am na 1975. (Talk about carrying last for class; dem don stick to the back since then!)
But you no fit underestimate Elche; dem don begin the season well, but e be like say dem dey jam roadblock lately with their five matches without win. As for Real Madrid, e don dey tough—a matter of check and balance as dem dey manage injuries from their star players while dey still try to keep their balance for the league.
The predicted lineups show say Real Madrid go start Wit Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Valverde, Camavinga, Güler; Bellingham; VinÃcius, Mbappé. Elche wey don find form, go send the likes of Iñaki Peña, Núñez, Affengruber, Chust, and Pedrosa for pitch.
As we dey prepare, all eyes dey on who go take charge for that Ede run as Real Madrid dey ready to show their swagger and remind everyone why dem be kings of Spanish football. Prediction be say Elche go collect zero, and Madrid go score two. Na who fit argue with that? (No be small containers wey dey ready to jam the palaver!)
Make we sit down gree watch the magic unfold as dem throw kick for MartÃnez Valero!
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