The Spanish giants, Real Madrid will greet the Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur on 18th October at Santiago Bernabeu. Both teams will look to grab the three points and keep the 100 percent winning record intact in the Champions League.

Both teams struggled in the start of the 2017/18 season. Real Madrid won the La Liga as well as the Champions League last season. They won their third Champions League trophy in a row last campaign.

However, defending champions struggled to win games in the start of the 2017/18 La Liga season.

They are the third team on the La Liga points table and first in the Champions League group. Madrid struggled initially without their star player, Cristiano Ronaldo. He was sent off by the referee for a violent conduct and suspended for five games. Coming back from suspension, he’s been criticized many times by the Real Madrid fans due to his recent bad performances.

Tottenham Hotspur finished off their last season in the second spot. Everyone had expected a good campaign by Tottenham this year but they lost against their rivals, Chelsea and played two draw matches against mid-table teams, Swansea and Burnley.

However, now looks like they’ve sorted out their problems as they have won four games in their last five Premier League matches. Tottenham Hotspur is currently possessing the third spot with 17 points in the Premier League.

Action packed fixture

No doubt the match will be full of actions. Tottenham Hotspurs has been performing well, lately.

Even though Madrid’s now performing up to mark, they are still struggling with individual performances.

Players with the likes of Ronaldo, Isco, Romero etc. are underperforming. Their principal goalkeeper Keylor Navas has sustained a minor injury and will certainly be out for the game.

Tottenham Hotspur will definitely look to expose the vulnerabilities of defending champions.

Tottenham has won both group stage matches of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund and APOEL.

Real Madrid has also won both group stage matches against Borussia Dortmund and APOEL by 1-3 and 3-0. They’ve performed excellently in the Champions League match and will try to halt Tottenham’s Champions League winning streak.

Lineup Predictions

Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, can make few changes from his last playing-11 against Getafe. Kiko Casillas will probably retain his gloves due to Navas injury. Gareth Bale has also sustained hamstring injury and will remain sidelined for next few weeks. Carvajal also won’t feature due to infection.

Real Madrid

  • GK: Kiko Casillas
  • Defense: Hakim, Fernández, Ramos, Marcelo
  • Midfield: Vazquez, Llorente, Kroos, Asensio
  • Attack: Benzema, Ronaldo

Tottenham Hotspur is unlikely to make any changes as every key player is fit and sound to play the game.

Tottenham Hotspur

  • GK: Lloris
  • Defense: Trippier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen
  • Def. mid: Dier, Winks
  • Att. mid: Erikson, Alli, Son
  • Striker: Kane
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