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La Liga | Gameweek 17
Feb 2, 2023 at 8pm UK
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
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Real Madrid
2 - 0
Valencia

Asensio (52'), Junior (54')
Nacho (33'), Benzema (45+5'), Asensio (62')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Diakhaby (60')

Real Madrid missing three players for Valencia clash

Real Madrid missing three players for Valencia clash
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Real Madrid will be missing Lucas Vazquez, Ferland Mendy and David Alaba for Thursday's La Liga contest with Valencia.

Real Madrid will be without the services of Lucas Vazquez, Ferland Mendy and David Alaba for Thursday's La Liga contest with Valencia.

Vazquez remains on the sidelines with an ankle issue, while Mendy has suffered a muscular injury in his left leg, which could potentially rule him out for the next two months.

Alaba is also still missing with a calf problem, with the Austria international not featuring for Los Blancos since the league defeat to Villarreal on January 7.

However, the Spanish and European champions have been boosted by the return of Aurelien Tchouameni, who has also been absent since the La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Tchouameni is back in the squad alongside Dani Carvajal, with the latter not featuring in La Liga since the end of December due to a muscular problem.

Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni during the warm up before the match on September 3, 2022© Reuters

"They (Carvajal and Tchouameni) are back and 100% ready to play. Tchouameni will start tomorrow," Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti confirmed during his pre-match press conference.

Meanwhile, Alaba "should be back for the Club World Cup", according to the Italian.

Ancelotti also confirmed that Eduardo Camavinga would again feature as the left-back against Valencia, suggesting that Nacho will continue at right-back.

"Camavinga played as a left-back because it was an emergency. Alaba and Nacho can play there. But Camavinga is also very good in that position. Camavinga will play as a left-back tomorrow," said the head coach.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti with assistant coach Davide Ancelotti before the match on October 5, 2022© Reuters

Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw by Real Sociedad on Sunday evening, with the result leaving them five points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona in the table.

"We played a very good game vs Sociedad. It was a complete performance. We are improving in every aspect," added Ancelotti.

"Five points between us and Barcelona? We feel confident. We feel good and we know we can fight for all the titles. The schedule is crazy. There is a limit, and they have crossed the line. We love playing many games, but the problem is the tiredness of the players."

Real Madrid are unbeaten at home in La Liga since a 4-0 defeat to Barcelona in El Clasico last March.

Real Madrid squad vs. Valencia:

Courtois, Lunin, Lopez; Carvajal, Militao, Vallejo, Nacho, Odriozola, Rudiger; Kroos, Modric, Camavinga, Valverde, Tchouameni, Ceballos; Hazard, Benzema, Asensio, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Mariano

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid19134243192443
2Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Villarreal188643430430
6Mallorca199371921-230
7Real Sociedad187471613325
8GironaGirona197472725225
9Rayo Vallecano196762222025
10Real BetisBetis196752123-225
11Osasuna186752327-425
12Celta Vigo197392830-224
13Sevilla196582128-723
14Las PalmasLas Palmas186482327-422
15Leganes194781829-1119
16AlavesAlaves194592131-1017
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1944111731-1416
19Valencia1927101829-1113
20Real ValladolidValladolid1933121337-2412


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