It's a big game for:

Danilo. The Brazilian will be reportedly starting in place of injured Dani Carvajal and after the criticism, the Bernabeu fans made about him he would be looking to give them the answer with his performance on the pitch.


Best stat:

20. Real Madrid has won 20 matches played between these two sides out of 25 and has lost just 1 game. They would try to maintain this record.


Remember when:

In March 2011 Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu demolished Malaga 7-0 with a hat-trick from Ronaldo, Benzema scoring two and Marcelo and Di Maria with 1-1 each.


Player to watch:

Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese is always the one to watch but this time he must prove himself because of rumours about him to China by Spanish magazine Don Balon.


Previous meetings:

Real Madrid 1 (C.Ronaldo) - Malaga 1 (Albentosa). February 2016.
Real Madrid 0 - Malaga 0. September 2015.
Real Madrid 3 (Ramos, Rodriguez, C.Ronaldo) - Malaga 1 (Juanmi). April 2015.


Form guide:

Real Madrid: LLDWW.
Malaga: LLLLD.


Match odds:

Real Madrid win: 1/8
Malaga win: 20
Draw: 8

My prediction is that Real will win this game easily and Ronaldo will get on the scoresheet. 
Real Madrid's 19-men squad for Malaga.