Madrid Universal
·8 February 2026
Official: Real Madrid squad list to face Valencia | La Liga MD 23

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·8 February 2026

Real Madrid travel to Mestalla to take on Valencia on Sunday night in what will be a complicated fixture for Los Blancos given their history at the venue.
Last season, it was only a Jude Bellingham winner in the final minute of the game which handed Los Blancos three points, but even that only took them to three wins in their last eleven games at the venue.
Ahead of the game later tonight, Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has announced his squad list of players available at his disposal for the gruelling game.
The big news, needless to say, is that Vinicius Jr. misses the game through suspension while Rodrygo Goes is also out after facing a setback in training earlier this week.
Jude Bellingham, meanwhile, continues to be out through injury, and also misses out as does Eder Militao who is also still recovering from his setback.
Not all news, however, is bleak as the squad list welcomes back Trent Alexander-Arnold and Antonio Rudiger to the dynamics, with the former even poised to start at Mestalla.
Arbeloa has some big decisions to make on the night, particularly as to how to deal with the absence of Bellingham in midfield. If Trent is to start at right-back, Federico Valverde becomes an option to return to midfield.
Another major dilemma will be the left wing, where Vinicius and Rodrygo are both unavailable. Kylian Mbappe, in that sense, will be the lone wolf in attack, and the likes of Brahim Diaz and Franco Mastantuono may be the only options to provide support.









































