After this year’s Mondial, Real Madrid look to return to full action tonight when they take on Real Valladolid away from home in La Liga Santander.
The Champions lie in second place this season on Matchday 15 with only two points behind rivals Barcelona.
Los Blancos have three wins, a draw and a loss in their last five La Liga games with Valladolid having three wins and two losses.
With Karim Benzema fully fit, the Madridistas look to power themselves temporarily on top of La Liga after scoring 33 goals this season and conceding 14 goals in 14 games.
Keeping a clean sheets looks like a difficult task for Carlo’s men this season despite their truimphant start to the campaign.
The Estadio Municipal Jose Zorilla will host this tie as Valladolid look to shock the Champions tonight.
After 170 shots played, Los Blancos have scored only 33 which provides them with a conversion rate of 47.6 percent which might not be as impressive for a side like Madrid.
Madrid take on Villarreal, Atletic Club and Real Sociedad next and cannot afford any slip ups against Valladolid.