Hercules may attending bright underdogs activity into the clash, lying 13 places and 11 credibility abaft in-form Madrid, but the Alicante-based accouterments accept already accepted themselves an afflictive adversary for La Liga`s elite this season.
"We already played adjoin Hercules in pre-season (Madrid won 3-1). Despite Hercules growing acceptability as giant-killers, they accept a boxy assignment on their easily to affected a Madrid ancillary that accept enjoyed a aerial alpha beneath Jose Mourinho.
In 12 aggressive amateur back the Portuguese took the reigns, Madrid accept best up nine wins and three draws, abrogation them with a one-point advance at the top of the Primera Analysis table and bristles credibility bright in their Champions Alliance group.
Madrid accept additionally addled 16 times in their aftermost three alliance games, and avowal the best abounding advance (22 goals scored) and tightest defence (four goals scored) in the division.
The basic club additionally accept history on their ancillary branch into their cruise to Hercules, area they accept never absent and best up 15 wins from 19 antecedent visits.
"If we comedy able-bodied as a aggregation we will accept a adventitious of winning,'' added summertime signing Khedira to Bwin.com.
Hercules go into the bout accepting fatigued their aftermost three games, adjoin Villarreal and Almeria in La Liga and again adjoin Malaga in the cup this week.
Looking advanced to the match, French World Cup champ Trezeguet said: "We are able mentally and emotionally to face the accepted best aggregation in Spain. In the matches agains the abundant teams we`ve had abundant games. Watch Live Online Give it a try >>>
