Good morning and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Spanish Liga clash between Real Madrid and Granada. We'll bring you all the goals and action as it happens at the Santiago Bernabeu. Kick-off: 11:00.

There has been speculation over Ancelotti's future in the Spanish press of late, but Perez insists that the Italian will keep his job as the Real Madrid coach. It has been a difficult 2015 at the Bernabeu.

Side-netting from Ronaldo! The Real Madrid number seven beats his marker down the left and shoots towards the near post, but he can only find the side-netting. Much better from Ronaldo.

Almost a fatal mix-up between Oier and Carlos! The two players get in each other's way and Bale almost nicks in, but his toe-poke drifts wide of the goal, which was gaping with the keeper missing.

Now Granada get their first shot away at goal, with Rochina trying his luck from distance. But in truth Casillas was never troubled by the effort, with the ball flashing well wide of the target.

Good effort from Benzema! James sends a cross to the back post looking for the French striker, who met it on the volley. But Oier gets down well to make the save at his near post. That would have been some goal!

As you would expect, Real Madrid have started his game the better of the two teams. Granada have every one of their 11 players inside their own half, as the home team comes forward.

Pepe is the only injury Real Madrid are carrying at the moment, which means Varane partners Ramos at the heart of the backline. Not a bad option to have as a back-up, really.

It's a lovely sunny afternoon in the Spanish capital. It's just past mid-day there of course, and this has the feeling of an early kick-off so far. There's a lack of intensity to the contest right now.

There's the first sign of frustration from Ronaldo. First of all a pass into his feet is wayward, then his touch lets him down with another opportunity. He's just not on his game at the moment.

James Rodriguez is back in the starting lineup for Real Madrid having missed the last few months of action through injury. The Colombian has become a fans' favourite very quickly here.

Ancelotti's Real Madrid side are four points behind league leaders Barcelona, which isn't an impossible gap to bridge, but the way Barca are playing you'd think Real have to win all of their final 10 games.

We're under way at the Santiago Bernabeu! It's Real Madrid against Granada in La Liga.

TEAM NEWS: Real Madrid - Casillas, Arbeloa, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Kroos, Modric, James, Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale. /// Granada - Oier, Nyom, Babin, Murillo, Juan Carlos, Marquez, Iturra, Rico, Piti, Cordoba, Robert, Velocidad, Arriba.

I'm Graham Ruthven and you can contact me on Twitter ahead of the game to let me know your thoughts. Is this a must win game for Real Madrid? Can they afford to drop any more points? Tweet me!