Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo competes for the ball against two Celta Vigo defenders. (Photo : Getty Images)
Streaking squad UD Las Palmas (8-14-6, 30 points) will try to win its fourth consecutive game in the 2015-2016 La Liga season against powerhouse club Real Madrid CF (18-4-6, 60 points), who are recently playing in top form, at the Gran Canaria Stadium on March 13th, Sunday.
The capital city team won the two clubs' first meeting in the current Spanish top flight season, 3-1, on Oct. 31st of last year at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco, and Jese.
Las Palmas is coming off an impressive 1-0 upset over contending squad Villarreal CF last Saturday on the road at the Estadio El Madrigal, via Soccerway.
Los Amarillos captain David Garcia netted the match's winner at the 30th minute as the team held El Submarino Amarillo to goalless performance, handing them their first loss since November of last year.
The win was the third straight for Quique Setien's side after a three-game losing slide as the team continues to evade the bottom-three relegation zone, drifting above it by four points as of the moment.
Meanwhile, Los Blancos pulled off a 7-1 demolition of middling squad Celta Vigo also last Saturday at their home stadium of Bernabéu, as reported by SkySports.
Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals, at the 50th, 58th, 64th, and 76th minutes respectively, to lead Zinedine Zidane's squad on its way to the lopsided victory.
Portuguese defender Pepe scored the opening goal for Real four minutes before the halftime interval while striker Jese added another one at the 77th. Star winger Gareth Bale, who substituted for Isco at the 65th minute, completed the seven-goal haul of Los Vikingos nine minutes before the full time whistle.
Spanish forward Iago Aspas netted a consolation goal one minute after the hour mark to put Os Célticos on the board and avoid a shutout.
The predicted result is another blowout win for Real Madrid, 4-1, over Las Palmas.
Las Palmas starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Varas; Garcia, Lemos, Bigas, Garrido; Montoro, Momo; Borges, Viera, El Zhar; Jose
Real Madrid starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Danilo; Kovacic, Casemiro, Isco; Lucas, Mayoral, Ronaldo
