Confirmed: Real Madrid starting lineup against Valencia | La Liga MD 12

Confirmed: Real Madrid starting lineup against Valencia | La Liga MD 12 Real Madrid will be gunning to make it eight wins in a row in all competitions when they take on Valencia away at Mestalla later tonight. Ahead of kickoff against Javier Aguirre’s team, Los Blancos manager Jose Mourinho has announced the starting lineup that will take the field. And, there are several changes made to the team that started in the midweek UEFA Champions League clash against AEK Athens. Club captain Federico Valverde is back in the lineup, starting at right-back in place of Denzel Dumfries. Meanwhile, Ibrahima Konate and Dean Huijsen return at centre-back replacing Antonio Rudiger and Eder Militao. Marc Cucurella and Thibaut Courtois retain their places in the lineup. Moving further up the pitch, Aurelien Tchouameni is back after being rested against Athens, replacing Eduardo Camavinga as Bernardo Silva’s partner in the double pivot. Arda Guler also makes his way back into the side after resting in the midweek clash. He slots in on the right flank, allowing Yan Diomande to move to the left side. Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe complete the Real Madrid lineup against Valencia.