Real Madrid on the Brink of Winning Another La Liga Title, Espanyol Look to Spoil the Title Celebrations

• Real Madrid are on the verge of winning another the La Liga title but needs to get past Espanyol today
• Espanyol don't have the best record against Real Madrid but did win the reverse fixture earlier on in the season
• Real Madrid have won 23 of the 28 games between the two sides and have only lost two of the fixtures

Real Madrid are just a single point away from clinching their 35th La Liga title.

Los Blancos host Espanyol today, looking to achieve the feat, but Espanyol hopes to spoil the party.

As reported by Marca, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelloti compared the situation to a tennis game.

"The great tennis players, when they are on match point, they win it. I hope that we will be able to do that," he said.

Head-to-head and previous results between Real Madrid and Espanyol

Madrid dominates the head-to-head results between the two sides, but Espanyol does have the last laugh.

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In the reverse fixture, Espanyol beat Madrid 2-1 at home in October and will be looking to do the same again today. In the 28 games that the two sides have contested, Madrid have won 23 matches while Espanyol have only won two. There have also been three draws, Sportskeeda reported.

Injury concerns for Real Madrid and Espanyol

Nacho Fernandez and Eder Militao are unavailable for Madrid due to injury, while Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic are unavailable until at least May. On the other hand, Espanyol have no real injury concerns of note.

Predicted line-ups for Real Madrid and Espanyol

Real Madrid

Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Casemiro, David Alaba, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr, Karim Benzema

Espanyol

Diego Lopez, Aleix Vidal, Leandro Cabrera, Fernando Calero, Adria Pedrosa, Yangel Herrera, Manu Morianes, Sergi Darder, Javi Puado, Tonny Vilhena, Raul de Tomas

Ancelotti could rest star man Karim Benzema for the match as Real Madrid looks towards next week’s UEFA Champions League semi-final against Manchester City.

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The Citizens have had an epic journey in the competition this term, eliminating Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals. However, they now have Real Madrid, who have won the tournament 13 times standing on their path to the final.