Bidding to bounce back from just their second defeat in all competitions this season, Real Madrid will resume their La Liga campaign with a contest against bottom-of-the-table Almeria on Sunday afternoon.
Los Blancos suffered a 4-2 loss to Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey on Thursday evening, while Almeria have not been in action since drawing 0-0 with La Liga leaders Girona last weekend.
Carlo Ancelotti's side had been in Saudi Arabia, beating Atletico 5-3 in the semi-finals of the competition, before recording a 4-1 win over Barcelona in the final, but they lost the latest Madrid derby after extra-time, with Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme both registering in the additional 30 minutes.
Sunday's contest will be Real Madrid's first league match since beating Mallorca 1-0 on January 3, and they were knocked off top position in the table by Girona last weekend, but the Catalan side were held to a goalless draw by Almeria, so the gap between the top two is just a single point.
Girona are not in action until Sunday night, so a draw or a win for the Whites here would see them return to the top of the division, and they have another five league matches to come before switching their attention back to the Champions League, facing RB Leipzig in the last-16 stage of the competition.
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