Real Madrid will attempt to continue their solid recent form against Celta Vigo when the pair meet in the first leg of their Copa del Rey fifth-round clash on Wednesday.

Madrid have not lost against the Galician side in over 10 years and will therefore feel confident of securing a lead ahead of the second leg at the Bernabeu.

Celta were taken to extra time by second-tier outfit Almeria in the previous round, but Madrid faced little resistance as they were 7-1 aggregate winners over Alcoyano.

The home side enter the match having suffered a 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao at the weekend, a result that has left them in 15th spot in the table.

Madrid, meanwhile, have won all four matches since losing to Real Betis last month, but their early-season form has left them in third position, some 11 points behind leaders Barcelona.

Enrique De Lucas and Park Chu-Young are both expected to start for the home side, with Gustavo Cabral and Andres Tunez also coming into the team.

Meanwhile, Madrid are expected to name a strong starting lineup, although Raphael Varane and Nacho are both pushing for starts alongside Pepe and Alvaro Arbeloa in defence.

Recent form:

Celta Vigo: DWWDL
Real Madrid: LWWWW

Possible lineups:

Celta Vigo: Varas; Mallo, Cabral, Tunez, Lago; Bustos, Lopez; De Lucas, Park, Krohn-Dehli; Aspas

Real Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Varane, Pepe, Coentrao; Khedira, Alonso; Callejon, Ozil, Ronaldo; Benzema

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