Real Madrid must follow the dynamics of Girona. After their draw last weekend, Casa Blanca left first place to the Catalan club and the latter won earlier in the day against Rayo Vallecano. In the event of success against Valencia this Saturday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu, the Merengue would return to two points behind the surprise leader of the season. For their part, “Los Ches” occupy eighth place in La Liga and remain undefeated in five matches in all competitions. The meeting can be followed live with commentary on French Football Weekly from 9 p.m.
For this match, Carlo Ancelotti is facing a barrage of absences. Kepa, Ceballos, Courtois, Guler, Militao, Rüdiger, Tchouaméni and especially Bellingham, Madrid’s best player this season, are unavailable. Lunin will guard the Real Madrid goals, Carvajal, Nacho, Alaba and F.Mendy make up the defense while the Frenchman Camavinga will be accompanied by Valverde and Kroos in midfield. Finally, Brahim Diaz will play behind Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo. Opposite, Ruben Baraja, deprived of Almeida, Amallah, Diakhaby and Mari, does not upset his plans and lines up almost the same eleven as against Granada. Only Canos replaces Amallah alongside Duro, already the scorer of five league goals, in attack.
The official compositions:
Real Madrid : Lunin – Carvajal, Nacho, Alaba, F.Mendy – Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos – Brahim Diaz – Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr
Valencia: Mamardashvili – Correia, G.Paulista, Mosquera, Gaya – Pérez, Guerra, Pepelu, Lopez – Duro, Canos
