Seeking to close the five-point gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona, Real Madrid play host to managerless Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday night.
Los Blancos were held to a goalless draw against Real Sociedad last time out, while Gennaro Gattuso's final game in charge ended in a 1-0 defeat to Real Valladolid, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.
REAL MADRID vs. VALENCIA
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REAL MADRID
Out: Ferland Mendy (hamstring), Lucas Vazquez (ankle), David Alaba (calf)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Nacho, Militao, Rudiger, Camavinga; Kroos, Tchouameni, Modric; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
VALENCIA
Out: Jaume Domenech (knee), Nico Gonzalez (foot)
Doubtful: Thierry Correia (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Comert, Diakhaby, Gaya; Musah, Guillamon, Moriba; Kluivert, Cavani, Lino
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