Before Real Madrid can look ahead to their Champions League bout with Arsenal, they first must take on Valencia in La Liga.
Real Madrid are coming off a chaotic 4–4 draw with Real Sociedad in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. The performance left plenty to be desired from the defending Spanish and European champions, and Carlo Ancelotti will hope his squad puts in a better display against a struggling Valencia team at the weekend.
The last time these two sides met, though, Vinícius Júnior was sent off and Real Madrid needed a stoppage time winner from Jude Bellingham to collect all three points. With the La Liga title race coming down to the wire between Barcelona and Real Madrid, Los Blancos cannot afford any mistakes on Saturday.
Expect Ancelotti to start a much-changed lineup with the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals coming on Tuesday. Ferland Mendy, Thibaut Courtois, Dani Ceballos, Dani Carvajal and Éder Militão all remain injured for Los Blancos. Andriy Lunin is also a doubt after the goalkeeper picked up a problem against Real Sociedad.
Here's what Real Madrid's XI could look like against Valencia on Apr. 5.






