Who: Oviedo vs Actual Madrid
What: Spanish La Liga
The place: Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo, Spain
When: Sunday, August 24, at 9:30pm (19:30 GMT)
comply with: We’ll have all of the updates on Al Jazeera Sport from 6:30pm (16:30 GMT) upfront of our dwell textual content commentary stream.
The La Liga season reaches its second spherical of fixtures with a probably early-season giant-killing within the offing.
Newly promoted Oviedo is not going to be anticipated to take a lot from the report Spanish league winners, Actual Madrid.
Los Blancos limped over the road final weekend of their first match of the brand new season, Xabi Alonso’s first in cost.
Al Jazeera Sport takes a have a look at what could possibly be a fair greater banana pores and skin on Sunday.
How are Actual Madrid shaping up?
Alonso took cost of Madrid earlier than the FIFA Membership World Cup, by which his new costs reached the semifinals earlier than struggling a humiliating defeat by the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
After a brief close-season break, Actual returned to coaching earlier than edging Osasuna 1-0 on Tuesday because of a Kylian Mbappe penalty.
“After a two-week preseason, in opposition to a crew who had longer, there have been issues lacking, however the end result provides us stability going ahead,” stated Alonso after that match.
What are Oviedo’s credentials?
Oviedo returned to Spain’s high flight after an absence of virtually 1 / 4 of a century by beating Mirandes within the second-tier playoff closing in June.
The membership from the northern area of Asturias, coached by Serbian former participant Veljko Paunovic, have been due to this fact left going through a fast turnaround earlier than tackling life again in La Liga.
How did Oviedo fare of their first match again in La Liga?
With a 40-year-old Santi Cazorla coming off the bench and Venezuela veteran Salomon Rondon main the assault, Oviedo misplaced 2-0 away at Villarreal of their first sport again within the elite.
Now, they host the 15-time European champions in entrance of what is going to be a sellout 30,000 crowd on the Estadio Carlos Tartiere.
How are the brand new Los Blancos signings settling?
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen, signed earlier than the Membership World Cup, made their La Liga bows for Madrid in that sport, whereas left-back Alvaro Carreras made his debut after becoming a member of from Benfica.
Teenage Argentinian sensation Franco Mastantuono additionally got here on for his first look.
Alonso will now hope for a extra fluid show as his aspect proceed what seems like a sort opening run of fixtures, constructing as much as the derby away to Atletico in late September.
The Argentinian teenager is tipped for an enormous future and made his La Liga debut on Tuesday off the bench for Madrid.
Mastantuono moved to the Bernabeu in June, signing from River Plate for simply greater than 63 million euros ($72m and penning a six-year deal.
The winger or attacking midfielder, who made his senior Argentina debut in early June, simply earlier than enjoying on the Membership World Cup with River, will hope to make a big effect in La Liga this season.
“He has that Argentine grit and aggressive spirit,” stated Actual coach Alonso this week, whereas additionally hailing the teenager’s capacity to play the ultimate go.
With Rodrygo nonetheless being tipped to depart Actual within the switch window, that would go away Mastantuono and Brahim Diaz to contest a spot on the correct wing.
What occurred the final time Oviedo performed Actual Madrid?
That is the primary assembly between the perimeters since Actual gained a Copa Del Rey assembly in November 2002.
Head-to-head
That is solely the 18th assembly between the perimeters, with Actual successful 9 instances and Oviedo on 4 events.
Oviedo crew information
Alvaro Lemos misses out by harm, whereas Santiago Colombatto, Jaime Seoane and Lucas Ahijado face late health assessments.
David Costas returns from suspension, however Alberto Reina was despatched off within the defeat by Villarreal final day trip, so he sits this sport out.
Actual Madrid crew information
Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham and Endrick are all absent for Los Blancos on account of harm.
Many eyes will nonetheless be on Rodrygo with the Brazilian ahead left on the bench in opposition to Osasuna whereas being closely linked with a transfer away from Madrid.
Antonio Rudiger returns to the backline following suspension.
Actual Oviedo predicted beginning lineup
Escandell; Costas, Dendoncker, Calvo; Vidal, Ilic, Sibo, Alhassane; Chaira, Rondon, Hassan
Actual Madrid potential beginning lineup
Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras; Valverde, Tchouameni, Guler; Brahim, Mbappe, Vinicius