The Competition Between Madrid Players Guides Real to La Liga’s Summit
The individual competition among Real Madrid stars has undoubtedly showcased its effectiveness, with “Los Merengues” now poised to claim the top spot in La Liga. On Friday evening, they face struggling Valencia.
The outstanding performances of several Real Madrid players have been pivotal in steering the team back on course, presenting them with a golden opportunity to top La Liga with a victory over Valencia. Valencia, currently sitting in second-to-last place, recently parted ways with their coach Rubén Baraja, a former club legend, amid ongoing struggles.
The club announced their nominees for December’s Player of the Month, highlighting Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, and Antonio Rüdiger.
Bellingham, who clinched the La Liga Player of the Month award, played a pivotal role with four goals and two assists in five matches. Under Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid secured three wins, one draw, and one loss in December, closing the gap to Atlético Madrid at the top to just one point while overtaking rivals Barcelona, now third with 38 points.
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- Valencia has lost six of their last nine La Liga games against Real Madrid (winning two and drawing one). Their lone clean sheet in this span came during a 1-0 win in May 2023. Overall, Valencia has suffered the most defeats against Real Madrid in La Liga history (178 matches: 47 wins, 38 draws, 93 losses).
- Los Blancos have won only two of their last ten league visits to Valencia (drawing three, losing five), a stark contrast to their earlier dominance, where they won five consecutive visits.
- Real Madrid has failed to win in their last four La Liga away matches against teams from the Valencia region (two draws, two losses). The last time they went five or more matches winless in this region was in October 1954 (12 matches: 5 draws, 7 losses).
- In 2024, Valencia has suffered six home defeats in La Liga—a tally surpassed only twice in their history: 10 losses in 2016 and seven in 2007.
- Real Madrid has scored in each of their last 29 away league games (totaling 58 goals), their longest such streak since October 2017 (35 matches, 93 goals).
- The Brazilian star Vinicius Junior has netted eight goals in 10 La Liga appearances against Valencia, his highest tally against any opponent alongside Osasuna. This includes braces in each of his last two matches against them.
- Real Madrid’s Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti has lost just two of his 13 games against Valencia across all competitions with teams in Europe’s top five leagues (six wins, five draws). However, both defeats came away from home in La Liga, where he hasn’t won his last two visits (one draw, one loss).
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