Real Madrid - Malaga. On the eve

On Sunday evening, the match of the third round of the Spanish La Liga season-2026/27 will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu, in which Real Madrid will host the newcomer of the higher division, Malaga. Jose Mourinho's men are aiming to win their third consecutive title at the start of the championship and keep the absolute figure in the tournament table before the international break. Real Madrid - Malaga Sunday, August 30, 18:00, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid Live broadcast on the MEGOGO media service. The second coming of Jose Mourinho to the coaching bridge of "Cream" began extremely successfully. In the first round, Madrid won a difficult away victory over Espanyol (2:1) thanks to the decisive goal of debutant Carlos Espy in the 90th minute. Already in the second match against Real Sociedad, the "Blancos" demonstrated a powerful attacking potential, defeating the Basques with a score of 4:1. The main hero of that meeting was Kylian Mbappe, who scored a hat-trick, and Vinicius Junior added another goal. The Madrid club has an impressive home record and is not going to drop points in front of its own fans against an underdog. For Málaga, returning to the elite division via the Segunda play-offs proved to be a difficult test as expected. The wards of Juan Francisco Funes lost to Atletico Madrid in the first round (0:2), after which they drew with Deportivo from La Coruña (1:1). The history of face-to-face meetings does not leave the Andalusians reason for optimism: Malaga cannot defeat Real Madrid in the last 11 matches in all competitions, suffering nine defeats. The last time the rivals met was in April 2018, and then the "Cream" won away from home with a score of 2:1. Personnel problems significantly limit the choice of guest mentor. Malaga's camp is without a whole group of players due to injuries: Adriano Niño, Diego Murillo, Fernando Calero, Moussa Diarra and Aaron Ochoa, who is preparing for meniscus surgery. The home team will be without Rodrigo due to a cruciate ligament injury, as well as Raul Asensio, Thiago Pitarch, Endrik and Aurelien Chuameni. Meanwhile, Eder Militao and Ferlan Mendy are close to returning from the international break. It is expected that Jose Mourinho will keep the battle line-up with Dumfries, Konate, Huysen and Cukurelia in the defensive line, and the star trio of Vinicius - Bellingham - Mbappe will appear in the attack from the first minutes. Estimated compositions Real Madrid: Courtois - Dumfries, Conate, Huysen, Cucurella - Bernardo, Valverde - Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius - Mbappe. Malaga: Herrero - Puga, Recio, Galileo, Rafita - Lorenzo, Meno - Cruz, Dotor, Muñoz - Chupe. Will not play: Rodrigo, Asensio, Pitarch, Endrik, Chuameni (Real Madrid) — Niño, Murillo, Calero, Diarra, Ochoa (Malaga). In question: Mendy, Militao (Real Madrid). Current form Face-to-face meetings forecast 2:0