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Real Madrid will have their sights set on a third successive La Liga win when they make the trip to take on Valencia at the Mestalla on Sunday night. Los Blancos are enjoying a flying start to the new campaign, having recently defeated Barcelona in El Clasico in their bid to retain the league title.
Of the seven matches the club has been involved in thus far, they have managed five wins and a draw, with their only defeat coming as a surprise against newly-promoted Cadiz. Their most recent outing in the competition ended in a resounding 4-1 victory over Huesca, a result that subsequently inspired Zinedine Zidane's men to their first victory in the Champions League against Inter Milan in mid-week.
As precedence serves, the upcoming clash with Valencia should be a formality for Real Madrid despite the quality in both sides. The latter have barely put a foot wrong in recent meetings with Los Che and remain unbeaten in their last three meetings across all competitions.
For the hosts, Sunday's clash could present them with the needed morale to hit a purple patch should the final results go their way. Following their squad overhaul in the summer, Valencia are yet to show enough enterprise to potentially compete for a place in Europe next season.
At the moment, Javi Garcia's men sit in 13th position with just eight points from eight matches. They have won just two games this term and are without a win in their last four games.
While the upcoming encounter presents the perfect opportunity to finally get a pay-back for the Supercopa defeat suffered at the hands of Real Madrid earlier this season, the hosts may well be under equipped to pull off what will be a vital win in their quest this season.
Team news
Valencia are not expected to have Mouctar Diakhaby available for selection as he is yet to recover from an injury. Thierry Correia will also be amiss on Sunday after picking up a red card in the game against Getafe.
For Real Madrid, Dani Carvajal, Nacho and Alvaro Odriozolaare all unavailable through. injury. Eder Militao will also sit out the game after contracting the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Martin Odegaard stepped up his recovery and could be in contention for a start in the weekend's showdown.
Possible starting XI for Valencia vs Real Madrid
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Valencia: Cillessen; Wass, Gabriel, Guillamon, Gaya; Musah, Soler, Racic, Cheryshev; Gomez, Guedes.
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Real Madrid: Courtois; Vazquez, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Valverde; Hazard, Benzema, Asensio.
Broadcast information for Valencia vs Real Madrid
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Spain: Movistar+, Movistar Laliga 1, Mitele Plus, Movistar Laliga, Partidazo in Movistar LaLiga
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United Kingdom: aLigaTV, Premier Player HD
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United States: Fanatiz USA, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
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