The League returns to the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid receives Valencia at home in a new day of the Santander League after having certified against Alcoyano the pass to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.
Both Valencia and Madrid will be in the next round of the Copa del Rey and both will face today in an attractive match at the Ssantiago Bernabéu. The whites they started the year falling in Getafe and leaving 3 important points in the League while the Chés ended 2021 allowing themselves to come back at home against Espanyol.
The madridistas are solo leaders of the League with a 5-point advantage over Sevilla (2nd), they also lead Betis by 13 points, Atlético 14 and Barça 15 (all with one game less). However, the defeat in Getafe has sown doubts and those of Ancelotti are only worth 3 points to avoid complicating life.
Two very sensitive casualties for Valencia
For their part, Valencia de Bordalás is 2 points behind European places but they beat Cartagena in the 93rd Cup and lost against Espanyol in their last league match at Mestalla, where they were traced 1-0.
The Chés face the encounter with two devastating casualties, those of Hugo Duro due to sanction and Soler due to injury, Lato is out and Foulquier and Paulista could be also low. In Madrid only Jovic, Carvajal, Mariano and bale will not be available.
Line-up of Real Madrid and Valencia
These are the possible alignments of Real Madrid and Valencia for today’s game of the Santander League.
– Real Madrid: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Casemiro, Modric, Kroos; Asensio, Vinicius and Benzema.
– Valencia: Cillesen, Gayá, Guillamón, Diakhaby, Piccini, Costa, Racic, Chéryshev, Musah, Vallejo and Guedes
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