LIVE La Liga: Real Madrid v/s SD Eibar

A wonderful evening here at the Bernabeu ensures full three points to the home side. That's it from me, hope you enjoyed and have a nice day.

There goes the final whistle. An absolutely flawless performance from the Los Blancos. They will be happy to keep a clean sheet and receiving no yellow cards. A comfortable 3-0 victory, as predicted, maintain thier second place. Goals from Ronaldo and Javier Hernandez in the first half and a stunning individual effort from Jese in the second, ensured a victory for the home side. Ronaldo adds one more to his tally and continues to stay atop the Pichichi rankings with 38 goals.

90' The referee shows that three minutes of extra time will be added.

88' Ronaldo goes down in the penalty box, but the referee fends off any appeals for a penalty citing a fair challenge.

83' GOAL GOAL GOAL!! STUNNIG INDIVIDUAL EFFORT BY JESE. He shows great strength to fend off a defender before sublime finish.

80' Third booking for the visitors. And again a substitute goes into the referee's book just minutes into the play.

78' SUBSTITUTION. The visitors make their final change of the day bringing on D. Boateng for Dani García.

76' ALMOST A BRACE FOR CHICHARITO!! Pepe plays a good ball into the area for Chicharito, but the striker doesn't make good contact and sends the ball over the bar. Appeals of deflection are waived of by the referee.

70' GREAT CHANCE. The new substitute straight away makes an impression as he latches onto the end of a through ball and breaks into the area. Pepe does well to prevent him from taking a shot but collides with his oncoming keeper Navas in the process.

66' SUBSTITUTION. Eibar make their second change. Federico Piovaccari comes in for del Moral.

66' Meanwhile SD Eibar also look to make their second substitution of the night.

65' SUBSTITUTION. Ancelotti using all his subs as he brings in Pepe and Nacho for Sergio Ramos and Marcelo.

64' Now Pepe and Nacho too warming up for a possible substitution. Ancelotti looking to use all of his three available substitution.

61' SUBSTITUTION. Ancelotti makes his first change of the game as Lucas Silva is bought in for Luka Modric. 

58' Lucas Silva seems to discuss some tactics on the bylines as Ancelotti is prepared to make his first substitution of the day. Good time for the young Brazilian to mark his presence.

54' COULD HAVE BEEN ONE MORE FOR CHICHARITO. Again an Arbeloa cross is met by Hernandez, but this time his effort bounces off the far post.

49' Second booking for the visitors as Arruabarrena receives a yellow card just four minutes into the field. 

48' Eibar go upfront. A second shot on target from the visitors. Lara didn't get the greatest of power on his shot which forced Navas to make a comfortable save.

46' SUBSTITUTION. Saul is done for the day. Arruabarrena replaces him.

46' After spending a good 15 minutes with the manager, both teams make their way to the pitch for the second half. 

45' IT'S HALF-TIME AT THE BERNABEU. A very professional performance from Real Madrid in the first half.They dominated 70% of possession with 11 shots on goal compared to just one of SD Eibar. Goals from Ronaldo and Hernandez ensure they stay on top.

41' Didac Vila goes into the referee's books as he receives a yellow card for a challenge on Jese.

35' STAT ATTACK: That free-kick goal from Ronaldo was his first for almost over an year. The last time he converted a free-kick was against Sevilla in March 2014.

32' With that goal, Hernandez has certainly proved what he is worth. Much speculation was being made regarding the minutes he gets to play. But now that he is given a chance, he steps upto it and scores.

31' Alvaro Arbeloa with the assist.

31' SENSATIONAL HEADER FROM CHICHARITO!! It was coming. Arbeloa puts a good cross in, but Chicharito does extremely well to place the header to the far post. 2-0 Real Madrid.

29' Real Madrid continue to dominate possession and pressure. Continuos crosses in the box. Hint of a second goal are being showed.

24' THAT COULD HAVE BEEN TWO!! Ronaldo latches on to a Chicharito pass by sliding towards the ball. But he just misses and the ball goes wide.

21' GOOOOAAAALLLL RONALLLDOOOO!!! A free kick from the Portuguese forward. The keeper could have kept that out, had he not over-commited to his right. 1-0 Real Madrid.

17' ALMOST A SCREAMER!! Modric displays his class, dribbling past defenders and sending a cross towards Ronaldo. He goes for an acrobatic bicycle kick but doesn't get enough contact.

15' With almost the whole squad reshuffled, the players taking time to communicate with each other. A number of passes go wrong.

9' NO GOAL!! What a shock it would have been. Saul Berjon taps in the ball behind the net following a corner, but the whistle had already gone as he made foul with a push into the back of Raphael Varane.

3' Real Madrid dominate possesion from early on. Isco takes a shot from 25-yards out  but it deflects wide of  for a corner.

1' We are underway at the Santiago Bernabeu.Real Madrid in all white, attacking right to left, with Eibar in purple.

Carlo Ancelotti opts to rest some key players ahead of the midweek Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid.  Iker Casillas, Daniel Carvajal and Karim Benzema are left on the subs bench, replaced by Keylor Navas, Alvaro Arbeloa and Javier Hernandez.

Pre-match: 
After much speculation, Javier Hernandez finally gets a start ahead of Benzema, who remains on the bench.
Spanish trio of Jese, Isco and Illara make it to the starting XI as Bale, James and Kroos miss out.
Casillas too, is benched as Keylor Navas starts today.

Confirmed Lineups for La Liga match: Real Madrid v/s SD Eibar

Real Madrid XI (4-3-3): Navas, Arbeloa, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Modric, Illara, Isco, Ronaldo, Chicharito, Jese
Real Madrid subs: Casillas, Nacho, Carvajal, Lucas Silva, Javi Munoz, Pepe, Benzema

SD Eibar XI (4-5-1): Irureta, Lillo, Anibarro, Raul Navas, Vila, Dani Garcia, Borja, Capa, Javi Lara, Saul, del Moral
SD Eibar subs: YET TO CONFIRM

Carlo Ancelotti's men will look to continue their good run post the international break as they face SD Eibar on Saturday. The side saw a hint of lacklustre when crucial players like Luka Modric, James Rodriguez and Sergio Ramos were sidelined due to injury. But the side now look solid, with all three returning from injury and resuming their noble services. Especially James Rodriguez, who marked his return with two assists against the 9-1 hammering of Granada CF and a goal in the midweek match against Rayo Vallecano. The Los Blancos have netted an astonishing 11 goals in their previous two fixtures and conceded just one.

But the side had a huge blow in their previous game against Rayo, when Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo received a yellow card each, giving them a one match suspension. However, to the relief of Real Madrid, the decision of Ronaldo's yellow card was rescinded by the Spanish federation as the Portuguese forward did not seem to have 'dived' on a challenge on him in the penalty box.

Ancelotti also confirmed that he will be resting Gareth Bale for the upcoming fixture. Ancelotti would reshuffle the squad a bit due to non-availability of Kroos and James. Spanish players, Illaramendi and Isco will probably make it to the starting XI along with Croatian star Luka Modric. Whereas, another Spanish forward, Jese, will fill the gap for Bale, playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.

On the other hand, 14th placed SD Eibar, are 6 points adrift from relegation zone and will look to stay out of it. They come to the Bernabeu with a torrid form. Although they won their previous fixture against Malaga, they have lost three and drawn one of their last five. 

Los Galacticos shouldn't face any problems and will look to seal a comfortable victory against the visitors. The absence of Toni Kroos, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez from the starting lineup may be a disadvantage for the home team. But the inclusion of Asier Illaramendi, Isco and Jese will do the trick, considering the fact that the players are suspended for just one game.

(Real Madrid will miss the services of Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale for this fixture)

Cristiano Ronaldo will look to score more goals as he chases Lionel Messi's record of highest number of goals in one season. The Real Madrid man is just 13 strikes shy of Lionel Messi's record of 50 goals, and just has just 7 match days to get past that record.

The last time these two sides met, was a La Liga clash where Real Madrid eased pass Eibar, wiining 4-0. Cristiano Ronaldo hit a brace while James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema, both hit one each to add to the tally. Watch the video highlights of the game below:

(Eibar vs Real Madrid 0-4( All Goals Highlights) Liga BBVA 2014)

Prediction: Considering the form of both teams and added home advantage to Real Madrid, it will be a comfortable 3-0 victory for the home side.
Kick off: April 11, 7:30pm (IST)