Real Madrid travel to face Racing Santander on Sunday afternoon seeking to extend their five-match winning streak across all competitions. Following Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Alaves on Saturday, Madrid require a victory at El Sardinero to stay within three points of their rivals at the top of La Liga, coming off a 2-1 Clasico victory at Camp Nou in their previous outing.
Team News and Confirmed Lineups
Real Madrid welcome goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois back to the starting lineup after he missed the Clasico victory through illness, as reported by 101GreatGoals. The only other change for Jose Mourinho’s side sees Trent Alexander-Arnold start at right-back in place of captain Federico Valverde, who is sidelined with a minor injury. Forward Vinicius Junior serves the third game of a four-match suspension.
Real Madrid start with Courtois in goal behind a defensive line of Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Dean Huijsen, and Marc Cucurella. Aurelien Tchouameni, Bernardo Silva, and Jude Bellingham line up in midfield, with Yanis Diomande, Arda Guler, and Kylian Mbappe forming the attack. Real Madrid’s substitutes bench includes Andriy Lunin, Fran Mestre, Eder Militao, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick, Alvaro Carreras, Joan Espi, Brahim Diaz, Antonio Rudiger, Denzel Dumfries, and Thiago.
Racing Santander make two enforced changes from the lineup that defeated Espanyol in their previous league match. Left-back Jorge Salinas is unavailable due to suspension, with Aaron Martin taking his spot in the team. Right-winger Andres Martin misses out through injury, allowing Iker Luque to start on the flank.
Racing Santander’s starting XI features Julen Agirrezabala in goal, behind defenders Alvaro Mantilla, Javi Ramon, Lilian Belocian, and Aaron Martin. Ivan Martin and Mateo Prati start in midfield, with Luque, Sergio Canales, and Iñigo Vicente playing behind striker Zabiri. Racing’s substitutes are Andre Almeida, Roko Arana, Isak Eriksson, Pablo Garcia, Unai Gonzalez, Maguette Gueye, Giorgi Guliashvili, Pol Moreno Hernando, Felipe, Inigo Sainz-Maza, and Asier Villalibre.
Match Broadcast and Form Guide
The fixture at El Sardinero kicks off at 3:15 p.m. GMT (4:15 p.m. local time) on Sunday, November 1. In the United Kingdom, the match will be broadcast live on Premier Sports 2 and streamed via the Premier Sports Player. Television coverage in Spain is provided by DAZN and Orange TV.
Racing Santander enter the match having conceded 26 goals in La Liga this season, more than any other team in the competition. The fixture marks Real Madrid’s first match at Racing Santander since September 2011, which ended in a 0-0 draw, while Racing have not recorded a win against Real Madrid since 2007.
