Real Madrid vs Legia Warsaw
UEFA Champions League – Group F
Date: Tuesday, 18th October, 2016.
Kick-Off at 19:45 UK,
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid.
Real Madrid host Polish side Legia Warsaw on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Los Blancos grabbed a point away at Borussia Dortmund last time out in the Champions League, as Legia succumbed to a 2-0 loss at Sporting CP.
In fact, the visitors have not won in the Champions League since 1995- a record that should not be rectified, if, the hosts perform as they did on Saturday, smashing six goals past Real Betis.
Boss Zinedine Zidane has called for caution and is wary of the Polish champions, despite the fact that they have not scored or notched a point so far in this year’s competition.
Real have won 27 of their last 31 home European fixtures, and are currently unbeaten in 22 games in all competitions.
Legia lost 3-2 away to Pogon Szczecin on Friday, and have only won once in their last six games, drawing one other.
The visitors usually play a 4-2-3-1 formation with Langil, Guilherme and Radovic behind Nikolic as the lone striker. Don’t be surprised to see them pack the midfield and try to frustrate Real Madrid tomorrow.
Without being disrespectful to Legia, it is hard to see how Real Madrid, who seemed to find their groove again this weekend (even without Ramos and Modric), will come away with anything but three points from this tie.
But then again, Football isn’t played on paper- and Zidane is right to call for a professional performance.
Real Madrid vs Legia Warsaw: Head-to-Head Stats
This will be the first head-to-head meeting between Legia and Real Madrid in a Champions League fixture.
Real Madrid had previously met oppositions from Poland on 6 occasions and won in all of them.
Legia have a poor record against La Liga clubs in competitive meetings. They have won just once in 8 matches managing 2 draws, while suffering 5 defeats.
Real Madrid vs Legia Warsaw: Prediction
It is hard to imagine this match ending in anything other than a comprehensive Real Madrid victory. The Spanish giants have gone sleeping for a long and this will be hoping to continue their good form after ending the 4 match win-less run on the weekend.
As for Legia, this is a fixture no one expect them to win or even earn a draw. They will be playing for pride, but the fixture have come at a worse time as they are going through a tough time in all tournaments.
Real Madrid vs Legia Warsaw: Betting Tips
First Half- Real Madrid to win with Handicap -1 goals: Odds at 1.72 (8/11)
Cristiano Ronaldo to score 2 or more goals.
