Everything and nothing come together at Mestalla

Today, a Mestalla that celebrates its centenary, the scene of one of the biggest matches in LaLiga because a Valencia against Real Madrid This is a big game, regardless of how the two teams are. And the truth is that so far, none of them have even fired rockets. Valencia are fighting for permanence while Real Madrid are hungover from the Champions League bye and nothing is at stake in the league championship.

Or what is the same, the ValenciaEverything or almost everything is at stake in this rivalry where the whites have played nothing in LaLiga, but they improve the bad image they gave at the Etihad against City. The local team come into this clash with morale through the roof after their victory on Sunday last week at Celta. The Barajas have added ten points to the last fifteen and have a three point cushion with respect to the relegation places. A mattress you want to keep or expand. For this, Deck of cards is not counted by the sanction to Diakhaby and Gabriel Paulista, the middle pair where he has won the most points since he took over the team. To replace them, the best spots are Eray Cömert and Cenk Özkacar, although he could also use Dimitri Foulquier or even youth squad player Cristhian Mosquera. Baraja, yes, will continue betting on the youth of the subsidiary and both Javi Guerra and Diego López have options to continue in the starting eleven, the first in midfield and the second on the right wing. In attack, Baraja can count on Edinson Cavani and Hugo Duro. In addition to the two center backs, the only casualty in this clash was striker Marcos André, who underwent knee surgery a few weeks ago.

He real MadridFor his part, he arrived at Valencia still nursing the wounds of a painful Champions League defeat against City at the Etihad Stadium. With nothing at stake in finishing second in the table, the question is which one to place Ancelotti enMestalla. The Italian made sure in his appearance that he would field the best eleven possible. An eleven where it looks like he won’t be using much rotation for this afternoon’s game. Yes, he can make some adjustments, such as the possible entry of Ferland Mendy on the left side to move Camavinga to the center of the field or the appearance of Tchouaméni. The one who could ‘fall’ from the eleven is Fede Valverde because of the plantar fasciitis he is dragging. It doesn’t look like it will cause the knee discomfort that Rodrygo is suffering from. In this case, his replacement on the right wing of the attack real Madrid This is Marco Asensio.