Win at Valencia would lift Real Madrid level with leaders Barcelona
Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid visit the Mestalla on Saturday at 20:00 GMT, riding a seven-game winning run. Madrid are third, three points behind Barcelona, while Valencia sit second bottom with nine points.
Real Madrid travel to Valencia on Saturday knowing a win will provisionally lift them level with La Liga leaders Barcelona. Kick-off at the Mestalla Stadium is at 9pm local time (20:00 GMT), Al Jazeera reported. Madrid are third, three points off the top. Barcelona play second-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Mourinho's side have wobbled at times this season but have won their last seven games in all competitions. That run includes four league wins and an El Clasico victory over Barca, all since a 2-1 defeat to Atletico in September. Valencia are second bottom, with just nine points from 11 games. The Opta supercomputer gives Madrid a 70.4 percent chance of winning, Valencia 12.7 percent and a draw 16.9 percent. Jude Bellingham arrives in form. He scored a back-heeled goal on Wednesday as Madrid came from behind to beat AEK Athens 3-2 in the Champions League. He was named player of the match. At 23 years and 128 days, he also became the youngest player to reach 60 Champions League appearances, overtaking former Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Mourinho said there was no midfielder in world football…
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