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Predicted lineup for next game
Ultra_Suristic gave us Marca’s predicted lineup for the game againt Levante
Updated MARCA's predicted XI with Ramos & Carvajal. #RMALEV pic.twitter.com/HcNoqzoD93
— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) January 27, 2021
Even though Marca predictes Ramos will play, he trained alone yesterday.
The defence
Last season, Los Blancos won La Liga conceding only 25 goals - a record not at least since 1987-1988 season, according to Marca. However, this season Los Blancos already conceded 16 in 19 games, almost 1 per game.
Further, Carvajal has missed 15 of 26 games this season and Ramos missed 11. So injury is one the factors that led Real to concede more often this season than the last one.
More about renewal
Marca: Ramos and Vazquez reject the club offer to renew their contracts, but no movements since then. There isn’t a lot of optimism at the moment and the players are free to talk to other clubs.