Rattled Real can hit back at Bernabeu

BT Sport ESPN, 8pm Tuesday

Fancy backing a team who have scored one goal in their past five games at 1-12?

That’s the prospect facing punters assessing the Group G fixture between Real Madrid and 45-1 shots Viktoria Plzen of the Czech Republic.

Julen Lopetegui’s dismal start at the Bernabeu continued with a 2-1 home defeat to Levante on Saturday, following on from surprise losses at Alaves in La Liga and CSKA Moscow in Europe.

That loss at Levante was something of a mugging as Real created enough chances to come back from the shock of conceding twice in the first 13 minutes and Lopetegui declared that his team had given “their heart and soul on the pitch”.

A similarly committed display should be enough for a comfortable win over the Czechs, who were walloped 5-0 on their trip to Roma last time out.

Recommendation
Real Madrid to win 3-0
1pt 11-2 general

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Team news
Real Madrid
Dani Carvajal (calf) is Real’s only injury absentee.

Viktoria Plzen
Daniel Kolar, Jan Kopic and Jan Kovarik miss the trip to the Bernabeu through injury.

Key stat
Both teams have scored in only one of Real Madrid’s last seven matches.

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