Valencia vs. Real Madrid LaLiga live broadcast, Digi Mart USA News: Javier Aguirre’s Valencia host Real Madrid this Saturday in Matchday 12 of LaLiga, with both sides having different goals for the match. Valencia are looking to climb out of the relegation zone, while Real Madrid are fighting for the league lead.
Valencia earned their first win of the season last matchday, a 1-0 victory over Elche that moved them within one point of escaping the relegation zone. They will look to give their supporters the same joy at Mestalla, which may host Real Madrid for the last time, as the club’s new stadium is scheduled to be ready by summer 2027.
Matchday 12 gives Real Madrid an opportunity to climb the table or at least narrow the gap. Barcelona, in first place with 30 points, and Atlético de Madrid, second with 28, are the only teams ahead of them, and they meet each other in the same round.
José Mourinho hinted at his possible lineup after Real Madrid’s Champions League match against AEK Athens on Wednesday. He confirmed that he had rested Diomande and Bernardo with Valencia in mind, and that Huijsen, Konaté, Tchouaméni and Arda Güler would start.
“As you have seen, I changed some players for the AEK match. It is easy to understand that, although Militao and Rüdiger played an excellent match, Konaté and Dean (Huijsen) will play tomorrow.
Trying to distribute minutes among players who can be rotated,” the Portuguese coach said at the press conference before the match at Mestalla.
Courtois will retain his place in goal. In defense, it is unclear whether rotations will extend to the full-backs, bringing in Trent and Carreras, or whether Dumfries and Cucurella will keep their starting spots.
Bernardo or Valverde could partner Tchouaméni in midfield, with Valverde having finished the match in Greece in that position. Bellingham, Diomande and Mbappé appear set to start in attack.
Aguirre will be without the injured Kayne Van Oevelen, David Otorbi, Diego López and Sergi Canós. He may recover José Copete, and the suspended Harvey Elliott will return.
To slow Real Madrid’s attacking threat, Aguirre is likely to deploy a five-defender line and may send in his top scorer, Sadiq, in attack.
“It will not be easy, but our mentality is to win… Under no circumstances do we go in with the idea that we cannot win or that they are the favorites.
We are going to fight, for sure,” the Basque coach said.
Match details: Saturday, November 7, kickoff 14:00. Broadcast on Sky Sports, Sky+ and Izzi.
Probable lineups. Valencia: Dimitrievski; Maffeo, Arnau or De Haas, Pepelu, Tárrega, Gayà; Guido, Mayol, Guerra; Rioja or Sadiq and Danjuma.
Coach: Javier Aguirre. Real Madrid: Courtois; Trent, Huijsen, Konaté, Carreras; Valverde, Tchouaméni; Arda Güler, Bellingham, Diomande and Mbappé.
Coach: José Mourinho.
