La Liga: RM v LET - Karim Benzema can deliver massive returns

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Match Details:

Tournament: La Liga 21/22

Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Date: Friday, 13th May 2022

Time: 1:00 AM IST

Preview:

Real Madrid will face Levante who continue their battle for survival here. Real Madrid have been crowned champions with 81 points and rested some key players against Atleti in their 1-0 defeat last time out. Levante on the other hand, are at the bottom of the league table with 29 points and have 1 win and 1 draw in their last 2 league games. A win will take them off the bottom and they did hold RM to a 3-3 draw in the reverse fixture.

Probable starting XI:

Real Madrid:

Thibaut Courtois (gk); Lucas Vazquez, Eder Militao, Nacho, Ferland Mendy; Casemiro, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde; Rodrygo Goes, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior.

Levante:

Dani Cardenas (gk); Oscar Duarte, Ruben Vezo, Rober Pier, Jorge Miramon, Francisco Javier Hidalgo Gomez; Jose Luis Garcia, Nemanja Radoja; Gonzalo Melero, Dani Gomez, Jose Luis Morales.

Fantasy breakdown:

Real Madrid:

Karim Benzema is a great option for the attack. Benzema leads the league with 26 goals this season and his 11 assists rank 2nd in the division. He also averages 3.9 shots per game to go with 1.9 key passes per game.

Luka Modric can be a good option for the midfield. Modric has 2 goals to go with 5 assists in the league this season and averages 1.2 key passes per game.

Defensively, Eder Militao is a great option. Militao has 1 goal and 2 assists in the league this season and averages 1.4 tackles per game to go with 1.6 interceptions per game.

Levante:

Jose Luis Morales is a great choice for the attack from Levante. Morales has 12 goals and 5 assists in the league this season while averaging 2.2 shots per game.

Gonzalo Melero is a good midfield pick as he has 5 goals and 2 assists in the league this season while also averaging 1 tackle per game on defense.

For the defense, Ruben Vezo is a viable pick. Vezo averages 40.3 passes per game to go with 1.2 interceptions per game and 1.3 tackles per game.

Top picks:

Must-haves:

  • Karim Benzema

  • Luka Modric

  • Jose Luis Morales

  • Gonzalo Melero

Worth a shot:

  • Eder Militao

  • Ruben Vezo

  • Rodrygo Goes

  • Vinicius Junior

Captaincy options:

Karim Benzema: Karim Benzema is the best captaincy option for this match. He has 4 goals to go with an assist in his last 3 games in all competitions and also assisted twice in the reverse fixture.

Vinicius Junior: Vinicius Junior is another great captaincy option for this match. Vinicius has 14 goals and 9 assists in the league this season and averages 2.2 shots per game. He is in fine form with 2 assists in the last 3 league games and scored twice in the reverse fixture.

Jose Luis Morales: Jose Luis Morales can be a solid captaincy pick as well. He has 1 goal and 2 assists in the last 3 league games and is in great form at the moment.

Fantasy team:

 

* All Statistics are collected from whoscored.com.

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