Previous of Real Madrid – Valencia: to put pressure on Barça
Both teams arrive with important casualties and the need to add points in a game that can mark the course of the season.
Madrid wants to press Barça; Valencia, get away from the descent
This Saturday, Real Madrid receives Valencia at Santiago Bernabéu in a key match on day 30 of the League. With the tight classification in both the upper and fighting to avoid the descent, both teams have a lot at stake:
- He Madrid needs victory to maintain pressure About Barcelona, current leader of the competition.
- He Valencia, meanwhile, seeks to add points that give it peace of mind In the final stretch of the season.
The casualties condition Ancelotti
Real Madrid arrives at the clash with several absences of weight. Mendy, Ceballos, Militão and Carvajal are discarded, and the accumulation of matches causes Ancelotti to have to manage efforts thinking about the crucial confrontation on Tuesday against Arsenal in the Champions League.
The biggest problem is in the goal.
- Courtois still does not recover from his right knee injury.
- Lunin suffered an injury in the right sole during the Copa del Rey.
This leaves Fran González, the goalkeeper of Castilla, who could debut with the first team.
The absences of Valencia
The team led by Rubén Corberán does not arrive at their best in terms of troops.
- Luis Rioja, Foulquier and Gayá are sanctioned for card accumulation.
- Thierry Correia continues to recover from the breakage of the cross ligament.
- Iván Jaime is doubtful for muscle discomfort.
A game with a lot at stake
With the final stretch of the season underway, this Real Madrid vs. Valencia promises to be an intense shock where each point counts.
Madrid cannot afford to fail in the fight for the title, while Valencia looks for a break in the table. The Santiago Bernabéu will issue a sentence.