Valladolid vs Real Madrid: Take the top spot
Before the Spanish national championship took a break to make room for the 2022 World Cup, Real Madrid did not perform well with only 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 3 rounds. With the above result, coach Ancelotti's teachers and students lost the top spot to their great rival Barcelona.
However, fans are not too worried because the distance between the Madrid team and Barca is only 2 points. Most likely, the above gap will be leveled right in the middle of this week when Real Madrid has a quite pleasant trip to Valladolid's field.
Remember, Valladolid is not a rival that can be compared with Real Madrid in all aspects, from class to squad depth. The proof is that the home team has always been inferior to Real in the head-to-head record in recent years. Accordingly, Real Madrid won 11 and drew only 2 of the past 13 matches against Valladolid.
- Valladolid: Jawad El Yamiq is injured.
Real Madrid: Mariano Diaz is injured. Modric, Tchouameni, Camavinga are absent.
- Valladolid: Masip; Fresneda, Fernandez, J. Sanchez, Escudero; Perez, Aguado; I.Sanchez, Plano, Mesa; Weissman
- Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Valverde, Ceballos, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius.