Real Madrid hope to continue their winning streak as they face newly promoted team Racing Santander, a rival in La Liga, on Sunday afternoon. Real Madrid have won every single match since returning from the international break earlier this month, and obviously they would want this streak to continue for a very long time.
Racing Santander is the perfect team, the perfect game for Real Madrid to either lose all their focus or continue their momentum and become even more confident. It remains to be seen which side of this team comes out to play against the home team.
There are a lot of ways in which Real Madrid can win this game, but they will have to think about some of the drawbacks that could go into their heads about playing a team like Racing Santander. This is why these are the three keys to victory against Racing Club.
Real Madrid must not get complacent
This has been the biggest drawback for this Real Madrid team. On paper, they have the talent to beat any team in the world, but whenever it is not a big game, they seem to struggle against small teams. It is very difficult for them sometimes to find the motivation to win, and a newly promoted team, despite their home record in the last few months, will have the same effect.
Real Madrid must not get complacent against Racing Club because if they do, this game could backfire, and the club will lose all of their momentum after a huge win against Barcelona last week.
Jose Mourinho must start Carlos Espi
Having a player like Carlos Espí in the lineup will definitely help Real Madrid face a team that is probably going to play a low block against them. It is obvious that most of the teams in this league go for a very defensive approach against teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, and Racing Club will probably not be any different.
Starting Espí at striker would give Real Madrid a lot of options to play this game in a different way. They could pile in crosses, and Espí would be able to meet many of them, which could prove to be the difference against a strategy like this.
Kylian Mbappe also deserves to have some rest after that game against Barcelona, and Espi in general deserves substantial minutes in the lineup. Starting him in this game would be crucial to get three points off the home side.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is the perfect player to break down a low block
If Real Madrid go with their speed striker, they have to go with Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back. He is the best crosser that this team has, and he has the quality and talent to break down any low block with just one single pass or cross.
Starting him in that position will give Mourinho an option to have some creativity from a very deep area, and it will be really important to play Trent in this game for his own confidence as well.
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