Real Madrid v Getafe - Preview and possible lineups

Real Madrid: With the return leg against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, expect some potential surprise inclusions in the starting XI although Dani Carvajal, Casemiro and Cristiano Ronaldo will most likely return to the set-up as they were rested against Espanyol.

However, Marcelo, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric are all still recovering from their respective injury problems and are therefore all doubts for Saturday.

Getafe: The La Liga outfit will be missing Alvaro Jimenez, new-signing Mathieu Flamini (both muscle strains) and Markel Bergara (metatarsal fracture), while winger Amath Ndiaye will serve his one-match suspension.

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane:

"You think that the league is over for us but football is like that and every league match is important. The title will go down to the wire and we'll fight until the end. It's difficult but not impossible. I'm an optimist until the end." 

"We have to put everything into tomorrow's game. We're coming up against teams who are really motivated and fully focused. For a lot of them it's the biggest game of the year and we must approach it the same".

Getafe head coach Jose Bordalas:

"We always think about making a good game, but we know that to get something from there you have to touch perfection".

"Real Madrid is one of the best teams in the world; we are aware of what we are and the difficulty of the match. Surely they can not afford to reap a second defeat, therefore, they will be a very dangerous team."

Did you know?

The most memorable clash between these two sides came on 23rd May 2015, as Real Madrid came out 7-3 victors in a stunning ten-goal thriller with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick.

Form:

Possible lineups:

Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Nacho; Kovacic, Casemiro; Vazquez, Isco, Asensio; Ronaldo.

Getafe: Martínez; Suarez, Djene, Bruno, Antunes; Portillo, Mora, Arambarri, Amath; Angel, Molina.

Last time round:

Real Madrid prevailed 2-1 winners in the first fixture in October. Karim Benzema opened the scoring for 'Los Blancos' before Jorge Molina equalised for Getafe in the second half, but Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 85th minute to seal all three points for the La Liga champions.