Carlo Ancelotti and Actual Madrid will probably be desperate to return to successful methods in opposition to Girona later tonight after they line up at Estadi Montilivi.

The Merengues haven’t loved an important run of outcomes of late and are coming recent off a loss at San Mames to Athletic Membership the place they had been largely outplayed.

Girona are not any much less of a formidable opposition and will probably be assured of their probabilities in opposition to a wounded Actual Madrid. Michel’s males will not be as high-flying as final season however are nonetheless simply two factors away from European qualification locations.

The Catalan aspect are additionally getting into the sport at Montilivi after a current rut and will probably be trying to decide off a particular win. For Actual Madrid, it’s all about sustaining the slim hole with Barcelona and staying on their toes.

Madrid Common brings you three speaking factors forward of Girona vs Actual Madrid.

Want for consistency

Actual Madrid’s struggles this season have certainly been linked with a dropped stage within the high quality of gamers throughout the sphere. Nevertheless, that has not fully prevented them from taking factors in vital video games.

Los Blancos have proven brilliance in flashes and their potential to win with out dominating video games is properly documented. In truth, they weren’t the higher workforce on the sphere in most video games even final season after they gained two trophies.

The distinction this time round is with the consistency of particular person gamers stepping up and the Merengues’ outcomes are testomony to the identical.

Actual Madrid have misplaced 5 of their final 11 video games throughout all competitions with a defeat share alarmingly near 50% and there’s a lot that should change by way of their consistency with wins.

The defeat to Lille, as an example, triggered a great response and the workforce went on to win their subsequent three video games. The momentum stopped at that time and so they misplaced the following two.

Simply when it appeared thereafter that they had been again to successful methods with two wins, they misplaced to Liverpool after which once more recorded one win and one defeat of their subsequent two video games.

Actual Madrid are thus in dire want of momentum and the lads in white should look to construct on it later tonight. In any case, the following month will determine the result of their season on many fronts.

Ought to Tchouameni be dropped?

Actual Madrid’s midfield troubles have been well-documented this season and Aurelien Tchouameni has emerged as one of many main culprits.

The Frenchman has been subpar all season, each out and in of possession, and has struggled to ascertain his dominance in the course of the park.

An harm saved him out of motion for a month and he returned to the sphere midweek at San Mames solely to dish out one more poor efficiency and is now critically underneath the highlight as a candidate to be benched.

With the workforce’s midfield requiring extra stability on the ball, and missing management and a inventive contact, Tchouameni seemingly affords not one of the traits required and falls behind the likes of Dani Ceballos within the pecking order.

Ancelotti should thus take a name tomorrow at Montilivi and should look to shift to a extra attacking lineup with Brahim Diaz returning instead of the Frenchman.

The three-man midfield, in such a scenario, would comprise Jude Bellingham, Dani Ceballos and Federico Valverde.

Mbappe’s closing golden probability

Vinicius Jr.’s harm final month got here as a large blow for Actual Madrid however was extensively seen as a golden alternative for Kylian Mbappe to showcase his expertise.

With rumours floating that the participant was fed up taking part in because the striker and was longing to return to the wing, the Frenchman lastly had the prospect to play on Actual Madrid’s left flank which is his area of interest.

Within the three video games which have adopted, nevertheless, Mbappe has carried out nothing to counsel he belongs even remotely near the beginning lineup.

The participant was horrendous in opposition to Liverpool and missed a penalty, scored a objective however missed three huge probabilities and forfeited the prospect to take a penalty in opposition to Getafe and even missed one other spot-kick in opposition to Athletic Membership.

Vinicius is recovering forward of schedule and is ready to return in opposition to Atalanta, implying that the conflict in opposition to Girona could be Mbappe’s closing probability within the foreseeable future the place he will get to play on the left aspect. Can he take his probability and show himself lastly?