Los Blancos are currently second in the table, nine points behind leaders Barcelona, while Espanyol occupy 13th, two points outside of the relegation zone, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news.
REAL MADRID vs. ESPANYOL
REAL MADRID
Out: Ferland Mendy (hamstring), David Alaba (hamstring)
Doubtful: Karim Benzema (muscle), Antonio Rudiger (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Camavinga; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Rodrygo, Vinicius
ESPANYOL
Out: Keidi Bare (ligament), Adria Pedrosa (hernia), Dani Gomez (muscle)
Doubtful: Brian Olivan (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pacheco; Gil, Montes, S Gomez, Pierre-Gabriel; Darder, Vinicius; Puado, Suarez, Braithwaite; Joselu
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