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)
The way to comply with: We’ll have all of the updates on Al Jazeera Sport from 6:30pm (16:30 GMT) prematurely of our stay 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 document 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 take a look at what could possibly be a good larger banana pores and skin on Sunday.
How are Actual Madrid shaping up?
Alonso took cost of Madrid earlier than the FIFA Membership World Cup, through which his new fees reached the semifinals earlier than struggling a humiliating defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
After a brief close-season break, Actual returned to coaching earlier than edging Osasuna 1-0 on Tuesday due to a Kylian Mbappe penalty.
“After a two-week preseason, in opposition to a workforce who had longer, there have been issues lacking, however the outcome offers us stability going ahead,” mentioned 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 recreation again within the elite.
Now, they host the 15-time European champions in entrance of what’s 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 before the Club World Cup, made their La Liga bows for Madrid in that recreation, 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 appears to be like 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 huge impact in La Liga this season.
“He has that Argentine grit and aggressive spirit,” mentioned Actual coach Alonso this week, whereas additionally hailing the teen’s potential to play the ultimate cross.
With Rodrygo nonetheless being tipped to depart Actual within the switch window, that would depart Mastantuono and Brahim Diaz to contest a spot on the fitting 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 workforce information
Alvaro Lemos misses out by way of damage, whereas Santiago Colombatto, Jaime Seoane and Lucas Ahijado face late health checks.
David Costas returns from suspension, however Alberto Reina was despatched off within the defeat by Villarreal final day out, so he sits this recreation out.
Actual Madrid workforce information
Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham and Endrick are all absent for Los Blancos as a result of damage.
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
