When Real Madrid hosts Real Sociedad on Sunday, in the La Liga season finale, it will be a match where change is in the air. Two changes actually. Manager Carlo Ancelotti is on his way out, set to take the same gig with the Brazilian national team. He goes from one program with massively sky high expectations to another. Ancelotti has a big task ahead of him there, but he’s no stranger to big time pressure.
On the other side, club legend Xabi Alonso is stepping in, having just entirely elevated the club he just goodbye to- Bayer Leverkusen.
La Liga Season Finale FYIs
Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad
Kickoff: Sat. May. 24, 4:15pm, El Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain
Real Madrid Preview Material Starting XI Prediction Team News
LL Position, Form: Real Madrid 2nd, 81 pts, WWLWW Real Sociedad 11th, 46 pts, LDLLW
Google Result Probability: Real Madrid 67% Draw 18% Real Sociedad 15%
Alonso will be expected to not just compete for trophies, but to win them, immediately. That is always the expectation at Madrid, and it is only ramped up now that Kylian Mbappe is around. The French superstar’s first season at Madrid ended without silverware.
Real Madrid Starting Lineup Prediction vs Real Sociedad
Thibaut Courtois; Lucas Vazquez, Marco Asensio, Aurelien Tchouameni, F Garcia; Arda Guler, Fede Valverde, Luka Modric, Dani Ceballos; Endrick, Kylian Mbappe
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