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LUN 22.09.2014
Liga BBVA matchday five gets underway with Real Madrid CF-Elche CF. The Whites' confidence is sky high after the 2-8 win over RC Deportivo de La Coruña. The visitors, on the other hand, lost 0-2 to SD Eibar in the Martínez Valero. Of the 20 times they have met in the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid have won 17 and Elche have managed to draw just three.
Team news
Carlo Ancelotti has called up the same players that faced Deportivo, although he will have to make do without Pepe, Jesé Rodríguez and Khedira, who are still recovering from their respective injuries. Fran Escribá, for his part, will be joined by 19 players.
Views from the dugout
Carlo Ancelotti does not want the victory against Deportivo to put his players off: "We've demonstrated a lot of quality, but we have to be better in some aspects of the game. We need to improve our defence, but I think we are better than last year at this point in every sense".
"We know how tough the opponent is, but we'll go there to play a good match and get something positive out of it. I see my team as mentally strong and that is why we'll go out to win", revealed the Franquiverdes’ coach, Fran Escribá.
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