Saturday, El Real have chance to decrease the 15-point gap
separating them from La Liga leaders, Barcelona.
Los Blancos has good record before they go to Gran Canaria having
won their last three league fixtures in succession, while Las Palmas, 18th,
haven't won in their last seven outings and are six points from safety.
The relegation-threatened hosts haven't kept a clean sheet at
the Estadio Gran Canaria since beating Malaga 1-0 on February 5, which
also happens to be their most recent victory in all competitions.
Only bottom outfit Malaga have lost more games (21) than Las
Palmas in La Liga this season (18), while the Canary Islanders have also
conceded the second-most and scored the second-fewest goals in Spain's top tier
this term.
Real and manager Zinedine Zidane have encountered major scrutiny
for their domestic performances this season but can match a campaign best of
four successive league victories if they manage to come out on top on Saturday.Their progress to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, having beaten Paris Saint-Germain 5-2 on aggregate in the round of 16, has offered hope of ending this term with major silverware nonetheless.
One who still believes in the manager ahead of their away trip is Marco Asensio, who earned his senior debut under Zidane and indicated disbelief at reports his boss could be sacked, per The Independent:
Marco Asensio on Zinedine Zidane: “I want him to continue here and I believe he should. He has won two Champions League titles and La Liga – he is the ideal coach for the club and for this group of players. It is incredible how quickly success can be forgotten about.”
As poor as Real's domestic campaign has been by their usual
standards, it's more difficult to be a Las Palmas supporter right now, with the
club facing relegation after recording back-to-back 11th-place finishes in La
Liga.
