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Friday 31. October 2014 - 10:57

Granada-Real Madrid Preview: Ancelotti's red-hot side seek 11th consecutive win

Fresh from their 4-1 midweek Copa del Rey triumph, the European champions are expected to recall their big names for the trip to Los Carmenes.


Real Madrid will be expected to continue their stunning recent form as they head to Granada in La Liga on Saturday.


Carlo Ancelotti's men have won 10 consecutive games in all competitions - most recently dispatching third-tier Cornella 4-1 in the opening game of their Copa del Rey defence on Wednesday.


Raphael Varane scored twice in Catalonia as a makeshift Madrid side went in at the break 2-1 up - part-time electrician Oscar Munoz equalising the first of the Frenchman's headers to give neutrals hope of a shock result.


Javier Hernandez and Marcelo netted after the interval to secure the comfortable scoreline, which Real will defend in the tie's second leg in December.


As attentions switch back to matters in the league, another victory on the weekend will see Ancelotti rack up the longest winning streak of his career.


Cristiano Ronaldo was rested for the Copa trip and his usually supreme confidence will have been even further boosted with a goal in last week's 3-1 Clasico success, being named La Liga's best player at a midweek awards ceremony and his subsequent naming on the Ballon d'Or shortlist this week - another gong he is odds-on favourite to win.


Ronaldo has helped Real score 23 goals in recent wins against four of the league's bottom six and 14th-placed Granada are not in the kind of form which suggests they will provide a stern test.


Granada snapped a four-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw at Eibar last weekend but a run of three goals scored in their last seven games will do little to worry Real's defence.


Real first-teamers Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos were all afforded a rest in midweek, along with Portugal star Ronaldo.


That ensures Ancelotti has plenty of options at his disposal this weekend, though Gareth Bale is still recovering from a hip muscle injury.

 
Provided by: Frank Henriksen
 
 
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