Real Madrid are keeping pace with Barcelona in the La Liga title race, but a tricky game on the road beckons for Álvaro Arbeloa’s side at the Mestalla.
While Valencia are struggling down in 16th, Rayo Vallecano entered last week’s league clash at the Santiago Bernabéu in wretched form and almost escaped with a point. Madrid were outplayed for much of the second half while it was 11 vs. 11, but Pathe Ciss’s red card allowed the hosts to turn the screw, and their pressure eventually told in the 100th minute.
Trips to the Mestalla have given Los Blancos a bit of grief in recent times. They’ve won just one of their previous three visits, and any victory since 2021 has come by a single goal.
Like Rayo, Valencia are fighting against relegation amid another disappointing domestic campaign. While Carlos Corberán helped steady the ship last term, guiding them to 12th, Sunday’s hosts haven’t kicked on in the way some may have expected during Corberán’s first full season in charge.
They’ve won just five La Liga games and are just a point above the drop. Madrid ran out 4–0 winners in the reverse fixture.
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