Since 2015 these teams have not met. And never, going by the previous five, has Ameria managed to score against Real Madrid. Who, for the sake of argument, took home another trophy this week, winning the European Super Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt and thus starting the season in the best possible way. The feeling is that Carlo Ancelotti will not have an easy time in La Liga, as he did last year. Especially since Barcelona have been reborn under Xavi’s leadership and, above all, have strengthened considerably. Yes, it is true, even the Blancos have put someone important in the squad and above all they are a team ready to take the field with oiled mechanisms. So in the end, however, the Madrid men remain the favourites for the final victory.
Now, going into the details of this first league match, there is little doubt that the visiting team will take the victory against a team that has just arrived in La Liga and that has an inferior squad. The Blancos, led by a Benzema who can smell the Ballon d’Or, can do no wrong and certainly will not. In a challenge that gives the feeling of a one-way street.
Benzema ©LaPresse
The Prediction
In a match with a total of at least three goals, Real Madrid will take their first win of the season against an Almeria side who don’t seem to have a chance of coming out unscathed. The Italian coach’s team, which comes from a week of celebration after winning the European Super Cup, is too strong. In short, the defending champions and European champions will certainly start off on the right foot.
The Almeria v Real Madrid matchday squad
ALMERIA(4-2-3-1): Martinez, Pozo, Ely, Babic, Akieme; de la Hoz, Samu; Ramazani, Robertone, Lazo; Sadiq.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Courtois, Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-4
