Real Madrid will host Valencia in a La Liga encounter on Thursday at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Los Blancos will be hungry to get the three points on offer after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Real Sociedad in their previous match. They are now five points behind league leaders Barcelona and the gap will increase to eight if Barcelona beat Betis on Wednesday night.
Carlo Ancelotti's men have already beaten Valencia earlier in January in the Spanish Super Cup, albeit in a penalty shootout after the two teams were locked at 1-1. Los Che head into this fixture with Voro Gonzalez in charge as the interim manager after Gennaro Gattuso left by mutual consent following the 1-0 loss to Real Valladolid. The new coach has an unenviable task at hand as they face Madrid whom they have beaten just twice in the last 13 encounters.
GOAL brings you details on how to watch the game on TV in the US, UK and India, as well as how to stream live online.
Real Madrid vs Valencia: Date & kick-off time
Game: | Real Madrid vs Valencia |
Date: | February 2, 2023 |
Kick-off: | 8:00 pm GMT / 3:00 pm ET / 1:30 am IST (Feb 3) |
Venue: | Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid. |
How to watch Real Madrid vs Valencia on TV & live stream online
In the United States (US), the match can be watched live on ESPN Deportes and live-streamed on ESPN+.
In the United Kingdom (UK), the game will be telecast on Viaplay Sports 1 and ITV 4. It can be streamed via LaLiga TV and ITVX.
In India, the match can be watched on Sports 18, with steaming available on Jio Cinema.
Country | TV channel | Live stream |
|---|---|---|
US | ESPN Deportes | |
UK | Viaplay Sports 1, ITV 4 | La Liga TV, ITVX |
India | Sports 18 -1/HD | Jio Cinema |
Real Madrid squad & team news
Real Madrid will continue to be without David Alaba, Ferland Mendy, and Lucas Vasquez.
However, they will be boosted with the return of Aurelien Tchouameni and Daniel Carvajal.
Meanwhile, Eduardo Camavinga will slot in at left-back as both Alaba and Mendy are out injured.
Real Madrid Possible XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Camavinga; Modric, Kroos, Tchouameni; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Courtois, Lunin, Lopez |
Defenders | Rudiger, Camavinga, Nacho, Militao, Vallejo, Odriozola, Carvajal. |
Midfielders | Ceballos, Valverde, Kroos, Modric, Martin, Arribas, Tchouameni. |
Forwards | Hazard, Asensio, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Benzema, Mariano |
Valencia team news and squad
Valencia will be without Jaume Domenech and Nico Gonzalez while Thiery Correia remains doubtful with a muscle issue.
The big guns in Mouctar Diakhaby, Hugo Guillamon, Justin Kluivert and Ilaix Moriba might feature in the starting XI with Edinson Cavani leading the line.
Valencia Possible XI: Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Comert, Diakhaby, Gaya; Musah, Guillamon, Moriba; Kluivert, Cavani, Lino
Position | Players |
|---|---|
Goalkeepers | Herrerin, Rivero, Mamardashvili |
Defenders | Lato, Paulista, Gaya, Ozkacar, Foulquier, Vazquez, Comert, Diakhaby, Mosquera. |
Midfielders | Musah, Guillamon, Moriba, Almeida, Castillejo. |
Forwards | Cavani, Kluivert, Lino, Duro, Andre |