Played
April 23, 2011 12:00 PM EDT
Estadio de Mestalla — Valencia
Referee: Miguel Pérez
Attendance: 45000
April 23, 2011 12:00 PM EDT
Estadio de Mestalla — Valencia
Referee: Miguel Pérez
Attendance: 45000
La Liga Preview: Valencia - Real Madrid
Fresh from its Copa del Rey success against Spanish champions Barcelona, Real Madrid return to the Mestalla to face Valencia in La Liga
By Robin Bairner
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PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
| Valencia: Guaita; Miguel, Stankevicius, Topal, R. Costa, Mathieu; Pablo, Banega, T. Costa, Mata; Soldado |
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| Real Madrid: Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Carvalho, Marcelo; X. Alonso, Pepe; Ozil, Kaka, Ronaldo; Benzema |
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Valencia has turned hot in front of goal in recent weeks, bagging at least three goals in its last three league matches
- It’s been nearly two decades since the six-time Spanish champions enjoyed such a run of four games – 1992 was the last time they posted such a feat
- The Mestalla outfit may be doing well generally in front of goal, but its been shut out in three of the last four games
- Unai Emery’s side is chasing a record points tally. Never before has it earned more than 77 in a season, but the team is only 14 points short of that figure this term with six games still remaining
- Real Madrid has an excellent recent record when traveling to the Mestalla, having lost only one of its last six outings at the venue
- Moreover, Madrid has won all of its last three encounters against Valencia
- Even more encouragingly for Jose Mourinho’s men, they’ve played four of their last six league matches immediately after playing Barcelona, so they certainly don’t show many signs of a hangover
- Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain should be a player to watch in the visiting side as he has scored four times in his last four encounters against the east coast outfit
- Though the Bernabeu side has a remarkable record this term, it has yet to win four away games in succession in the league, though this match represents a chance to do just that
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LAST MEETING |
December 4, 2010: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia
Coming off the back of a Clasico whacking by Barcelona, there were serious questions asked of Jose Mourinho’s side prior to the meeting with Valencia at the Bernabeu. With typical efficiency, the home side saw off its guests thanks to a brace of goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, though Madrid only pulled away in the final 20 minutes, once David Albelda had been dismissed.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Valencia 0-2 Real Madrid
- 21.49 %
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Valencia 0-3 Real Madrid
- 13.31 %
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Valencia 1-3 Real Madrid
- 12.26 %
| Copa del Rey (ESPC) | Jan 23, 2013 | Valencia 1 - Real Madrid 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Jan 20, 2013 | Valencia 0 - Real Madrid 5 |
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| Copa del Rey (ESPC) | Jan 15, 2013 | Real Madrid 2 - Valencia 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Aug 19, 2012 | Real Madrid 1 - Valencia 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Apr 8, 2012 | Real Madrid 0 - Valencia 0 |
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Valencia
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| May 18, 2013 | Getafe 0 - Valencia 1 | LIGA |
| May 12, 2013 | Rayo Vallecano 0 - Valencia 4 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Valencia 4 - Osasuna 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Real Sociedad 4 - Valencia 2 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Valencia 5 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
Real Madrid
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| May 17, 2013 | Real Madrid 1 - Atletico Madrid 2 | ESPC |
| May 11, 2013 | Espanyol 1 - Real Madrid 1 | LIGA |
| May 8, 2013 | Real Madrid 6 - Malaga 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Real Madrid 4 - Valladolid 3 | LIGA |
| Apr 30, 2013 | Real Madrid 2 - Borussia Dortmund 0 | UCL |
| 13 | Guaita | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Jérémy Mathieu | Defender |
| 33 | Marius Stankevicius | Defender |
| 20 | Ricardo Costa | Defender |
| 23 | Miguel Brito | Defender |
| 10 | Ever Banega | Midfielder |
| 5 | Mehmet Topal | Midfielder |
| 6 | Hedwiges Maduro | Defender |
| 10 | Juan Mata | Striker |
| 9 | Roberto Soldado | Striker |
| 11 | Pablo Hernández | Midfielder |
| - | César | Goalkeeper |
| - | Dealbert | Defender |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | Defender |
| 6 | Albelda | Midfielder |
| 7 | Joaquín | Midfielder |
| 23 | Aritz Aduriz Zubeldia | Striker |
| 7 | Jonas | Striker |
| 1 | Iker Casillas | Goalkeeper |
| 27 | Nacho | Defender |
| 24 | Ezequiel Garay | Defender |
| 2 | Ricardo Carvalho | Defender |
| 18 | Raúl Albiol Tortajada | Defender |
| 8 | Kaká | Midfielder |
| 16 | Canales | Midfielder |
| 85 | Lassana Diarra | Midfielder |
| 14 | Esteban Granero | Midfielder |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | Striker |
| 20 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Striker |
| 13 | Adán | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Marcelo | Defender |
| 3 | Pepe | Defender |
| 10 | Mesut Özil | Midfielder |
| 12 | Pedro León | Midfielder |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
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22 
33 
20 
23 
10 
5 
6 
10 
9 
11 
1 
27 
24 
2 
18 
8 
16 
85 
14 
9 
20 
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
46 | 4 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
34 | 6 |
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Radamel Falcao Striker Atlético de Madrid |
28 | 8 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
21 | 5 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
20 | 3 |
