The big news ahead of kickoff as far as Madrid are concerned is that Gareth Bale is expected to play a part in the match after returning to full training from a spell on the sidelines.

Malaga currently occupy 10th place in La Liga, but a surprise win would likely move them into contention at the business end of the table.

Recent form

Real: WDWWLW

Malaga: DWDWDL

Possible starting lineups

Real: Diego Lopez; Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao; Khedira, Illarramendi; Ronaldo, Isco, Di Maria; Benzema

Malaga: Caballero; Gamez, Sanchez, Angeleri, Antunes; Darder, Tissone; Duda, Morales, Portillo; Santa Cruz.

Sports Mole says: 2-0

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	14	11	1	2	42	14	28	34
2	Atletico Madrid Atletico	14	8	5	1	21	8	13	29
3	Real Madrid	12	8	3	1	25	11	14	27
4	Villarreal	12	7	3	2	23	19	4	24
5	Girona Girona	14	6	3	5	20	18	2	21
6	Mallorca	14	6	3	5	13	12	1	21
7	Osasuna	13	6	3	4	17	20	-3	21
8	Athletic Bilbao	13	5	5	3	19	13	6	20
9	Real Betis Betis	14	5	5	4	16	16	0	20
10	Real Sociedad	13	5	3	5	11	10	1	18
11	Celta Vigo	14	5	3	6	22	24	-2	18
12	Rayo Vallecano	12	4	4	4	13	13	0	16
13	Sevilla	13	4	3	6	12	18	-6	15
14	Leganes	13	3	5	5	13	16	-3	14
15	Getafe	14	2	7	5	10	11	-1	13
16	Alaves Alaves	14	4	1	9	15	24	-9	13
17	Las Palmas Las Palmas	14	3	3	8	18	25	-7	12
18	Valencia	12	2	4	6	12	19	-7	10
19	Espanyol	13	3	1	9	12	26	-14	10
20	Real Valladolid Valladolid	14	2	3	9	10	27	-17	9