Scheduled for November 2, the duel between Valencia and Real Madrid takes place this Friday evening due to the floods which devastated the province of Valencia. In the event of victory, the Merengue can take the lead in the championship. Follow the match live.
21:17 – Mbappé and Vinicius taken
After a clearance, Mbappé and Vinicius are flagged offside. The two stars did not make the effort to reposition themselves.
9:15 p.m. – The opportunities keep coming
The Madrilenians are cornered by the locals. Dimitri Foulquier projects himself and finds himself in the area. He hits between the legs of Courtois who deflects for a corner. The corner kick does nothing.
21:12 – Vinicius whistled
As soon as he touches the ball, Vinicius is heavily whistled by Bats supporters.
21:10 – The Merengue cornered
After a small bridge from Rioja on Vazquez, Hugo Duro controls in the area and tries his luck but Courtois repels the danger with both hands. In the process, André Almeida is found at the penalty spot. The Portuguese midfielder sees his head end up in the gloves of the Madrid goalkeeper.
21:08 – Valverde close to goal
After a blocked shot from Vinicius, the ball arrives at Lucas Vazquez at the far post. The Madrid captain crosses at the penalty spot for Valverde who takes it with his right foot. Dimitrievski diverts the Merengue’s first opportunity.
21:06 – Imprecision in passing
After a recovery, Fede Valverde wants to launch Kylian Mbappé but the transmission is missed. In the process, Javi Guerra misses his through ball for Rioja.
21:05 – Tchouaméni solid
In an aerial duel, Aurélien Tchouaméni lets his physique do the talking. Solid, he won the duel against Hugo Duro.
9:04 p.m. – The Bats attack
At the start of the meeting, the locals seem determined to create the feat. Hugo Duro presses Aurélien Tchouaméni high up and he gets away with it.
21:01 – Commitment for Real Madrid
After the toss, the Madrid players will kick off after a minute of applause in tribute to the floods.
20:58 – Entrance of the players
The 22 players in the match enter the lawn of the Mestalla stadium. The kick-off will be given in a few moments.
20:55 – 19 minutes of silence
While complete silence from Valencia supporters was expected, they will observe 19 minutes of silence.
20:50 – The refereeing body
This evening, César Soto Grado will be on the whistle for Valencia – Real. He will be assisted by Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz and Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín, linesmen.
8:45 p.m. – A busy month
This evening, Carlo Ancelotti’s men have a very important meeting as the transalpine technician confirmed: “We are starting a new challenge with a lot of excitement. Valencia has changed coaches and it has always been difficult for us to play against Valencia. We want to start the year well. It’s a very important match. The team is in good shape. The rest days went well. “.
20:40 – The championship lead in sight
With this trip to Valencia, Real Madrid starts a very demanding month of January but can take the lead in the championship in the event of a victory.
20:35 – How to follow the match in streaming?
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20:30 – On which channel to watch Valencia – Real?
Holder of TV rights for the Spanish championship, BeIN Sports 3 will broadcast the late poster for the 12th day between Valencia and the Merengue.
20:25 – Ancelotti: “Not easy for me”
Asked about the transfer window, Carlo Ancelotti admitted to focusing on the matches that await him: “It’s a bit complicated to talk about it. We’ll see. The only thing I can say is that we have a lot of matches in January and we are focusing on that. Talking about the transfer window is not easy for me at the moment.
20:20 – What transfer window for Real?
While Real Madrid is historically inactive during the winter transfer windows, the Merengue club could take action before January 31 to strengthen its squad. Alphonso Davies, Trent Alexander-Arnold and William Saliba would notably be in the Madrid sights.
20:15 – Ancelotti: “Additional motivation”
At a press conference, Carlo Ancelotti praised the work of the former Valencia technician before giving his impressions of the meeting that awaits his players: “We are thinking about what we are going to find on the pitch. An opponent who has changed coach, which can give extra motivation to the players, For me, Baraja did a fantastic job, but it happens in football We watched how he worked the strategy at West Brom, with Baraja. team approaching it. We have evaluated both. We expect a demanding match. We must concentrate on the match and nothing else.
20:12 – The Galactics present!
For this first match in 2025, Carlo Ancelotti aligns his stars in Valencia: T.Courtois (G) – L.Vazquez, Tchouaméni, Rudiger, F.Mendy – Rodrygo, Ceballos, Valverde, Bellingham – Vinicius JrMbappé.
8:10 p.m. – An eventful winter break for the Bats
Penultimate in the Spanish championship despite two points collected in the last two matches, Valencia has changed coach: Rubén Baraja has been replaced by Carlos Corberán at the head of the club.
20:07 – Valencia’s eleven!
Less than an hour before kick-off, here is the eleven of the Bats who will challenge Real Madrid: Dimitrievski (G) – Foulquier, Mosquera, Tarrega, Yarek – Barrenechea, Guerra – Rioja, Almeida, D. Lopez – H .Duro.