Preview Almeria v Real Madrid

Preview Almeria v Real Madrid - Prediksi Real Madrid vs Almeria 13 April 2014 – Prediksi Real Madrid vs Almeria – Bursa Taruhan Skor Bola Real Madrid vs Almeria – Laliga Spanyol Real Madrid vs Almeria – The former Manchester United forward took centre stage as Portugal achieved a 4-2 aggregate victory over Sweden in the FIFA World Cup play-off, with Ronaldo notching all four goals in the tie, including a hat-trick in the 3-2 second-leg triumph in Solna on Tuesday.

That followed an electric start to the Liga campaign for Ronaldo, with the 28-year-old notching 16 goals in 13 league appearances, and he tops the goalscoring charts by three goals from nearest rival Diego Costa.

Real will once again look to their talisman to provide the attacking impetus in the trip to the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos, as third-placed Real look to close the six-point gap to league leaders Barcelona.

Carlo Ancelotti's men have been in a rich vein of scoring form of late, chalking up 15 goals in their last three league encounters, including a 5-1 thrashing of Real Sociedad in their last fixture before the international break. Prediksi Granada vs Barcelona Ronaldo was once again in impressive form on that occasion notching a hat-trick during the rout, and he is keen to return the focus back to domestic duty after his international exploits.

Speaking to the club's official website, he said: "We've had an intense couple of days with our national sides, but we now have two days ahead of us to prepare as well as possible for the next match. Prediksi AS Roma vs Atalanta "My only goal now, and that of all my team-mates, is to train so that all the Real Madrid fans continue to feel proud of their team."

Ancelotti will hope to welcome back Marcelo after a knee complaint kept him out of the Sociedad fixture, while fellow left-back Fabio Coentrao faces more tests on an injury to his right thigh.

The Italian will have to reshuffle his midfield after Sami Khedira tore knee ligaments playing for Germany, with a lay-off of six months expected for the former Stuttgart man.

Almeria are struggling at the wrong end of the table in 17th place, but three consecutive Liga successes have boosted the team's confidence.

Francisco Rodriguez's charges have seen off challenges from Valencia, Real Valladolid and Osasuna in their past three matches, improving their points tally to 12.

They will look to avenge the 8-1 defeat they suffered at the Bernabeu the last time the sides did battle in La Liga in May 2011.

 Ancelotti's Real Madrid side must knock out the European champions if they are to progress to the final in Lisbon next month after they were paired together in Friday's semi-final draw.

The La Liga title hopefuls will have home advantage in the first leg on Wednesday April 23, with the second leg taking place at the Allianz Arena six days later.

Bayern have been in imperious form this season and may benefit from having already clinched the Bundesliga title, whereas Real remain locked in a three-way battle for the La Liga crown with Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

In his press conference on Friday, Ancelotti paid tribute to the strength of the Bavarian giants and hailed their coach Pep Guardiola.

"Guardiola is one of the best coaches in the world," he said.

"They have a great team. The semi-finals against Bayern will be very difficult but it's not easy for anyone to play Real Madrid either.

"If we want to win the Champions League, we then have to beat everyone including Bayern."

Real have been hit by the news that Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered a slight thigh injury, with the Portugal captain a major doubt for next Wednesday's Copa del Rey final against Barca.

"I don't know if he will play on Wednesday," said Ancelotti. "We have to wait and see.

"He has a small injury. He could feature in the Copa del Rey final but we won't take any risks."