Real Madrid have the luxury of welcoming
back Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale as they aim to set a new La Liga
record with a 17th consecutive win against Villarreal on Wednesday.
Both Ronaldo and Bale missed Madrid’s
2-0 win at Espanyol on Sunday as Real matched the Liga record of 16 wins
registered by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in 2010/11 through illness and a
hip injury respectively.
“They are fine. They have trained normally, the two of them are 100 percent,” said Madrid coach Zinedine
Zidane on Tuesday.
Despite a 12-game winning run to end
last season, Real still missed out on the La Liga title to Barcelona by a
point, and Zidane insisted a new record run will mean nothing unless
they end a five-year drought without the league title come May.
“The records are nice and we are going
to try to keep winning. That is what we want, but we haven’t won
anything,” added the Frenchman.
“This is going to be a very long and
difficult season. There will be difficult moments. Just now it seems
like everything is going perfectly, but that won’t always be the case.
“Tomorrow we have another game, nothing more. There is nothing else in our minds.”
However, on top of setting a new record
streak, Madrid could open up a significant gap on title rivals Barcelona
and Atletico Madrid, who face each other later on Wednesday at the Camp
Nou.
Real already lead Barca by three points after four games with Atletico a further point back in fourth.
“It doesn’t matter what happens, said
Zidane. “The two of them are very strong and will be there (fighting for
the title.) We have to stay ahead and keep winning.
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