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Who:\u00a0<\/strong>Valencia vs Real Madrid
What:<\/strong> La Liga
Where: <\/strong>Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain
When:<\/strong> Saturday, November 7, at 9pm (20:00 GMT).
How to follow:<\/strong>\u00a0Al Jazeera Sport<\/a> will bring you all the build-up from 17:00 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream<\/p>\n

Jose Mourinho\u2019s Madrid visit Valencia knowing that a win will provisionally draw them level with league leaders Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Madrid have had some wobbles so far this season, but have won their last seven games in all competitions \u2013 including four in the league and an El Clasico win<\/a> over Barca since a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in September.<\/p>\n

Mourinho\u2019s side are currently third in the La Liga table, three points behind the leaders Barcelona, with the Catalan side set to play second placed Atletico on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Valencia will be hoping to inject some life into their season as they go into the weekend second bottom of the table, having taken just nine points from 11 games.<\/p>\n

Madrid\u2019s coach lavished praise on Jude Bellingham after the midfielder scored a brilliant back-heeled goal against AEK Athens in the Champions League on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

On a night when Bellingham became the youngest player to make 60 appearances in European club football\u2019s top competition, the England midfielder scored and was named player of the match as Madrid rallied to a 3-2 win.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a unique player. Today, there is no midfielder in world football like Jude, who is complete on all levels,\u201d Mourinho said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have many words because, for me, he is an absolutely extraordinary player. Even on a day when he doesn\u2019t have a great match, one of those jaw-dropping performances, he still brings work, leadership, ambition, quality, and goal-scoring ability. He is an extraordinary player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bellingham, who was also the youngest player to make 50 appearances, reached his latest landmark at the age of 23 years, 128 days, overtaking iconic former Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.<\/p>\n

He struck in the 32nd minute by connecting with Marc Cucurella\u2019s cross and flicking a first-time shot past goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just instinct really,\u201d he said. \u201cI found myself in a good position and managed to do the only thing that came naturally in that position. It was a nice one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bellingham on the attack against AEK Athens [Milos Bicanski\/Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Valencia get \u2018very important\u2019 win at Elche<\/h2>\n

Coach Javier Aguirre said his Valencia side needed the win over Elche last weekend, which came courtesy of a second half goal by substitute Nigerian striker Sadik.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very important win for us, because we\u2019d come off three matches without a victory, and now we have Real Madrid CF coming up. We couldn\u2019t afford to get cut adrift,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetafe CF and RCD Espanyol both won, so if we hadn\u2019t done likewise, a rather large gap would have opened up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very significant win, both in terms of the result and the performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Aguirre managed his native Mexico at the 2026 World Cup [Eloisa Sanchez\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What have the coaches said about the match?<\/h2>\n

Mourinho, Real Madrid:<\/strong> \u201cThis match is one of the toughest matches in the entire Spanish league. Valencia\u2019s coach is extremely difficult, he has great experience, he knows what he wants, and he has a clear philosophy in working with teams, so it will be a very difficult match.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aguirre, Valencia: <\/strong>\u201cYou don\u2019t need extra motivation for that game. We\u2019ll be playing against one of the best sides in the world, and I hope that we have a good game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prediction<\/h2>\n

The Opta supercomputer has made Real Madrid the clear favourites, with a win probability of 70.4 percent. Valencia were given a 12.7 percent chance of winning, while a draw was estimated at a 16.9 percent likelihood.<\/p>\n

Head-to-head<\/h2>\n