Last minute of Valencia – Real Madrid live:
Sooooo good afternooneeeeeeeees. Happy new year, happy first game of LaLiga. Valencia and Real Madrid They return to the competition with very different objectives. The first, immersed in the fight to escape relegation, now with a new coach; the seconds, to start the year as leaders (it would be worth it with a tie). And it is that those of Ancelotti measure the effect Corberan with first place at stake. And all this on a complicated night in Mestallawith protests from the fans against the club's ownership.
Real Madrid begins a demanding month of Januaryfull of objectives and commitments of all colors in up to four different competitions, with another title within reach (Spanish Super Cup) and another one in which it comes into play (Copa del Rey). Ancelotti's team will face at least seven games throughout the month, which could be nine. And Mestalla hides the first treasure. It is the beginning of a decisive stretch for the whites, who today can give the first blow of authority with the assault on a leadership that they have not tasted so far in the championship. After being on the ropes in the League, The comeback of Ancelotti's men can end the assault on the leadership (with one more game than Atlético).
Corberán's Valencia He starts out with many doubts due to the losses and the unknowns posed by the presence of a debutant coach in the League. The Valencian coach has only had five days to prepare for the game and has found himself with casualties of all colors in the locker room: Mamardashvili, Gayá, Rafa Mir, Thierry and Diakhaby – injured – in addition to Pepelu, suspended, will not be available.
The night is going to be warm, the game is going to be interesting and we are sure to have a lot of things to tell. We are soon in Mestalla and we will tell you the last hour from there, with everything that is going to happen from outside and inside the Valencian stadium. We don't wait any longer and start.
