Actual Madrid return from their winter break on Friday night once they journey to Valencia in La Liga.
Los Blancos have not been in motion since their 4-2 win over Sevilla earlier than Christmas however make their home comeback on the Mestalla. This fixture was postponed again in November following deadly flooding within the Valencian area however has been rescheduled for Friday evening.
Madrid know the significance of victory at Valencia, with three factors lifting them above native rivals Atletico Madrid into first place. It additionally marks the start of three video games in seven days, with Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana fixtures coming in fast succession.
Los Che won’t be excited by the proposition of Madrid’s go to. Former West Bromwich Albion supervisor Carlos Corberan takes cost of his first match with Valencia languishing in nineteenth, with out a win of their earlier 5 La Liga outings.
Right here is 90min’s information to Valencia vs Madrid.
Valencia vs Actual Madrid H2H File (Final 5 Video games)
Present type (all competitions)
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Valencia |
Actual Madrid |
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Valencia 2-2 Alaves – 22/12/24 |
Actual Madrid 4-2 Sevilla – 22/12/24 |
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Espanyol 1-1 Valencia – 18/12/24 |
Actual Madrid 3-0 Pachuca – 18/12/24 |
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Actual Valladolid 1-0 Valencia – 13/12/24 |
Ray Vallecano 3-3 Actual Madrid – 14/12/24 |
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Valencia 0-1 Rayo Vallecano – 07/12/24 |
Atalanta 2-3 Actual Madrid – 10/12/24 |
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Ejea 1-3 Valencia – 04/12/24 |
Girona 0-3 Actual Madrid – 07/12/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/reside stream |
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United Kingdom |
LaLiga TV, Premier Sports activities 2, Premier Sports activities Participant |
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United States |
ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App, ESPN Deportes |
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Canada |
TSN+ |
Corberan has been greeted by a busy therapy room upon his arrival at Valencia, with Mouctar Diakhaby, Jose Gaya and Thierry Correia all lacking from the defence. The latter will likely be absent for the rest of the marketing campaign.
Fran Perez and Rafa Mir are each doubts and star goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili may additionally miss out once more. The Georgian hasn’t featured since early December and is scuffling with a thigh harm.
Influential midfielder Pepelu will likely be unavailable via suspension after choosing up a fifth yellow card of the season in opposition to Deportivo Alaves earlier than the winter break.
Valencia predicted lineup vs Actual Madrid (4-2-3-1): Dimitrievski; Foulquier, Mosquera, Gasiorowski, Rioja; Barrenechea, Guerra; Canos, Almeida, Lopez; Duro.
Carlo Ancelotti nonetheless finds himself with out three key defenders heading into Friday’s conflict, with strengthening the backline probably the precedence if any signings are made in January. Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao are out for the season, whereas David Alaba is unlikely to return till later within the month after a protracted harm layoff.
Vinicius Junior will return to the beginning lineup after lacking the victory over Sevilla via suspension and he will likely be joined by Rodrygo and Kylian Mbappe within the XI. The latter is beginning to flip the nook after a tricky begin in Spain.
Aurelien Tchouameni is more likely to fill in at centre-back as soon as once more following accidents, with Eduardo Camavinga moving into defensive midfield. Fran Garcia may begin over the out-of-form Ferland Mendy at left-back, too.
Actual Madrid predicted lineup vs Valencia (4-3-3): Courtois; Vazquez, Tchouameni, Rudiger, Garcia; Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius.
Corberan will likely be hopeful of constructing an instantaneous impression in Valencia however accidents and a basic lack of high quality in key areas means one other defeat is on the playing cards this Friday. The hosts have gained simply two matches in La Liga – the fewest of any group within the division – they usually have amassed simply 9 factors from eight house video games.
Madrid have been inconsistent on the street this season, profitable 4, drawing 4 and shedding considered one of their 9 outings. Nonetheless, with a wealth of attacking choices at their disposal, they need to have sufficient firepower to convincingly overcome Valencia.
