Real Madrid made it back to the top of La Liga last weekend with their victory away at Cadiz, and the next job is to stay there until the end of the campaign.
A home match against Granada represents a great opportunity to stay there for at least another weekend, given the away sides are down in 19th and appear to be one of the prime candidates for relegation this season.
Another win in the Champions League, this time against Napoli, means that there is plenty of confidence in Carlo Ancelotti's side, despite all of the injuries that they are currently dealing with. Any win while so many players are out is like gold dust in the title race.
Here is all that you need to know about Real Madrid vs Granada in La Liga this weekend.
Real Madrid vs Granada H2H Record (Last Five Games)
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Real Madrid may be sitting top of La Liga right now but they have got so many injury concerns to contend with. Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Eduardo Camavinga, Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric are all going to miss this game, while Kepa Arrizabalaga is a major doubt.
That means Andriy Lunin is going to be back in goal again, while the midfield will look unrecognisable from that of earlier in the season. With Jude Bellingham fit, though, it seems Real Madrid can cope with anything. Ancelotti has been using a 4-2-2-2 recently to cope with injuries and he is expected to stick with that here given the quality of the opposition.
Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Granada (4-2-2-2): Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Mendy; Valverde, Kroos; Brahim, Bellingham; Joselu, Rodrygo.
Granada have recently changed their coach in a bid to get out of the bottom three which means their team sheet is quite hard to predict. There could be a change in shape or personnel, or it might be kept the same, just with fresh instructions.
Miguel Rubio is expected to miss out here thanks to an ankle injury, while Jesus Vallejo will not be facing his former club as he has a hamstring injury. Alexander Medina has got a pretty tough first game in charge.
Granada predicted lineup vs Real Madrid (4-3-3): Ferreira; Sanchez, Miquel, Torrente, Neva; Weissman, Gumbau, Villar; Uzuni, Diedhiou, Puertas.
It would cause genuine shockwaves if Real Madrid were to miss out on the three points against Granada this weekend, even with all of the injuries that they have to contend with.
There is still so much attacking talent on the pitch, the defence remains largely intact, and there is great midfield depth which means having Federico Valverde and Toni Kroos on the pitch is hardly a recipe for disaster. This should be a simple one for Ancelotti's side.