Real Madrid Need All-Out Attack At Cordoba

Real Madrid will be visiting Cordoba in La Liga in what should be an easy win for the league leaders. With their 4-3-3 setup and ability to spread the ball with speed, they should find it easy to attack throughout the 90 minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo is finally finding his way back into form after hitting a brace at Getafe last weekend. This comes just in time as he will be looked at yet again to score to help Real stay at the top of the standings. He will have plenty of help from Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Isco, Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez.  

The defense will be missing Pepe, which mean Rafael Varane will get the nod to start alongside Sergio Ramos at the heart of the defense. The youngster is solid in this position but is sometimes overeager, which leaves his teammates forced to clean up his messes. He needs to be ready for this one and only push up on set-piece opportunities, as he has proven he can score.

The absence of Luka Modric has been hurting Real as Rodriguez and Isco are more attack-minded, which leaves only Kroos left to try and help defend. Modric is a two-way player, and should be returning in a month or two. In his absence, Isco has been given the chance to shine and has even tried to help defend. He deserves to start for the club even when Modric returns, which would leave Rodriguez or Bale waiting on the bench.

Benzema is the striker with Ronaldo on the left and Bale on the right, but the Frenchman knows how to set up his teammates just as well as he knows how to score. He may be doubled when it comes to trying to score, but if he attracts more than one defender, that will leave some midfielders open to run into open spaces.

This will be a good game for Real Madrid fans to watch — if they dominate the game they way they are expected to.

Prediction: Cordoba 0-3 Real Madrid