Maldini's Prediction for Real Madrid-Las Palmas: 'Maybe This Game...'

Real Madrid has a challenging game ahead against Las Palmas this very afternoon at Santiago Bernabéu. Despite being played at the white coliseum, the feelings from the overtime against Celta de Vigo are still present among Madrid fans, something that will mark the game.

Not just internally. Julio Maldonado has started his analysis of this game by referencing, precisely, the Copa del Rey round of 16 game: "they didn't play well in many parts of the game". The journalist known as "Maldini" believes that Madrid "for me still has many doubts. But well, Endrick and Valverde saved them in overtime" with three remarkable goals.

After reviewing the absences both teams have for this game, Julio Maldonado recalls his opinion about Real Madrid after the defeat in the Spanish Supercopa. "I said that Madrid had three fairly easy games in a row: the one against Celta, which they struggled with but solved, this one, and then Salzburg in the Champions League". The goal is, then, "to win three games in a row and recover a bit of morale because the team was down after that defeat".

However, the 'legacy' of what happened in Jeddah is very clear for 'Maldini': "soccer-wise, Madrid is not doing well," the journalist states. However, not all news is bad for the coaching staff led by Carlo Ancelotti, because "Mbappé is at a great level. Mbappé's last two games have been spectacular, so I think Las Palmas, logically, will have a very tough time".

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The victory percentages of both teams leave no doubt about who Julio Maldonado considers the favorite for this match at Santiago Bernabéu. Perhaps because they're playing in their own stadium, the analyst gives Madrid a 75% chance of winning, leaving a 20% probability of a draw at the merengue coliseum.

The victory of the island team, according to Julio Maldonado's estimates, has a 5% chance of occurring. "The same I gave Leganés in Barcelona, and they won," the journalist recalls. "Why not? It's possible," Julio Maldonado states when talking about the white team's next commitment.

Real Madrid must maintain the winning rhythm they started against Celta de Vigo, although it's true they needed to go into overtime to solve it. Be that as it may, the competition's change could also bring a change in the quality of the team's play and in the white players.

Because the possibility of establishing themselves as LaLiga leaders against Atlético de Madrid is at stake. Once again, the white club has one less match than their rivals for the top spot in the top domestic competition, an advantage that could determine the outcome next May.