Real Madrid frustrated over kickoff time of La Liga encounter vs Valencia

Real Madrid frustrated over kickoff time of La Liga encounter vs Valencia Real Madrid can’t seem to catch a break, as far as La Liga is concerned. After a defeat to Atletico Madrid, where the referee made a few controversial calls, Real Madrid’s recent game against Villarreal was also mired in controversy, after Vinicius Jr. was sent off and his goal disallowed. The Brazilian now faces the possibility of facing a lengthened suspension that could rule him out of El Clasico later this month. Real Madrid frustrated over kickoff time vs Valencia Now, Real Madrid have found themselves another issue, this time regarding the kickoff time for their upcoming La Liga game. Problems bundle up for Jose Mourinho’s men. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) According to AS , Real Madrid are unhappy with the slot LaLiga has handed them for their Matchday 12 meeting with Valencia. Madrid face AEK Athens in the Champions League on Wednesday, November 4 at 6:45 PM, only for LaLiga to then schedule the Valencia clash for Saturday, November 7 at 9:00 PM. With the squad set to land back in the capital in the early hours, Mourinho’s men will have little more than Thursday and Friday to prepare for a Valencia side that has proven stubborn of late. Club sources describe “enormous unease and surprise” at the decision, precisely because it hits the players so directly. Rivals handed the kinder draw Crucial few weeks ahead for Jose Mourinho. (Photo by Francisco Macia/Getty Images) The frustration deepens when Madrid look across at their title rivals. Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal all play their European fixtures a day earlier, on Tuesday, November 3, and then feature in LaLiga on Sunday, November 8. Betis, who travel to Borussia Dortmund on the Wednesday, are likewise handed a Sunday slot. That leaves Real Madrid as the only one of the five Spanish sides in Europe forced to play on the Saturday, surrendering a full day of recovery to their competitors. From the dressing room’s point of view, there is no logic to it. With an international break following that weekend, and no midweek European or Cup commitments to juggle, Madrid see no reason the game could not have been pushed to Sunday.