Real Madrid Aims for Home Victory Against Athletic Bilbao

Real Madrid will entertain Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday night as they look to secure a good result at home in La Liga. Los Blancos managed to earn a narrow 1-0 win away at Sevilla recently, which should keep them in good spirits going into this game.

Alvaro Arbeloa will set his players up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make one change to his first team for this clash. Federico Valverde could play from the start of this game, while Thiago Pitarch Pinar makes way for him and drops to the bench.

4-2-3-1 Real Madrid Predicted Lineup To Face Athletic Bilbao

Defence

Thibaut Courtois will feature in between the sticks for the Madrid club after he kept a clean sheet in his last outing. Dean Huijsen will operate alongside Antonio Rudiger at the heart of the Real Madrid backline as they focus on keeping a good shape on the defensive end of the field.

Dani Carvajal will try to impress as the right-back, while Fran Garcia looks to catch the eye on the other side as the left-back. Both of them will look to go forward and express themselves inside the Bilbao half.

David Alaba will provide cover for the defensive positions on the bench.