Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday, December 7, at 9pm local time (20:00 GMT) at the Santiago Bernabeu.
- Madrid seek only a second league victory in five matches, a result that would trim the gap to Barcelona to one point.
- Dani Carvajal, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ferland Mendy are ruled out, with Alexander-Arnold’s thigh injury reported as possibly sidelining him for up to two months.
- Eduardo Camavinga’s status is uncertain, with one outlet listing him as a doubt and named in the squad and another expecting him to miss out; David Alaba and Dean Huijsen are also unavailable.
- Kylian Mbappé has 55 goals in 2025 and is four shy of Cristiano Ronaldo’s club calendar-year mark of 59, as Real ride a perfect home league record and a 19-match unbeaten run against Celta.