Real Madrid welcomes Girona to the Santiago Bernabeu, looking to keep pace with La Liga title rivals Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Both Los Blancos' title rivals won yesterday, pushing them down to third in the standings.

This is the second matchup between Real Madrid and Girona FC this season, with Real Madrid winning the first 3-0.Last time out, Real Madrid wound up with a draw by a score of 1-1 away from home

Carlo Ancelotti has named his team to face the Catalan side with the likes of Ceballos, Valverde and Rudiger starting on the bench.