La Liga

Season 2025/2026

La Liga

Valencia vs Real Madrid – Lineups & Match Details

Real Madrid beat Valencia 2-0. Goals: Álvaro Fernández (65'), Kylian Mbappé (90'). Valencia had 40% possession against Real Madrid's 60%. Shots on target: 0-6.

La Liga · Regular Season - 23

Sunday, 8 February 2026

ValenciaValencia

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Real MadridReal Madrid

Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain

Lineups

ValenciaValencia4-4-2
S. Dimitrievski1S. DimitrievskiG
U. Nunez4U. NunezD
E. Comert24E. ComertD
J. Copete3J. CopeteD
J. Gaya14J. GayaD
L. Rioja11L. RiojaM
Pepelu18PepeluM
F. Ugrinic23F. UgrinicM
A. Danjuma7A. DanjumaM
L. Beltran15L. BeltranF
H. Duro9H. DuroF

Substitutes

13C. RiveroG
12T. CorreiaD
5C. TarregaD
21J. VazquezD
8J. GuerraM
10A. AlmeidaM
2G. RodriguezM
22B. SantamariaM
16D. LopezF
19D. RabaF
17L. RamazaniF
6U. SadiqF
Real MadridReal Madrid4-4-2
T. Courtois1T. CourtoisG
D. Jimenez35D. JimenezD
R. Asencio17R. AsencioD
D. Huijsen24D. HuijsenD
A. Carreras18A. CarrerasD
A. Guler15A. GulerM
F. Valverde8F. ValverdeM
A. Tchouameni14A. TchouameniM
E. Camavinga6E. CamavingaM
K. Mbappe10K. MbappeF
G. Garcia16G. GarciaF

Substitutes

13A. LuninG
43S. MestreG
2D. CarvajalD
4D. AlabaD
12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
20F. GarciaD
21B. DiazM
22A. RudigerD
30F. MastantuonoF
28J. Cestero SanchoM
19D. CeballosM

Match Events

65'G

Álvaro Fernández

Assist: D. Huijsen

69'Y

Álvaro Fernández

72'S

Unai Núñez

Substitution 1

72'S

Pepelu

Substitution 2

76'S

David Jiménez

Substitution 1

76'S

Gonzalo García

Substitution 2

81'S

F. Ugrinic

Substitution 3

81'S

Luis Rioja

Substitution 4

82'S

L. Beltrán

Substitution 5

82'S

A. Güler

Substitution 3

88'Y

Copete

90'+2S

F. Valverde

Substitution 4

90'G

Kylian Mbappé

Assist: Brahim Díaz

Statistics

Valencia
40%60%
Real Madrid
0.44Expected Goals (xG)0.96
7Total Shots11
0Shots on Target6
5Corners8
10Fouls13
1Offsides3
79Pass Accuracy (%)89
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Valencia host Real Madrid on Sunday, 8 February 2026 at Estadio de Mestalla. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Valencia go into the match 12th in the table; Real Madrid sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Valencia have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Real Madrid have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 1 Nov 2025: Valencia 0-4 Real Madrid; 5 Apr 2025: Valencia 2-1 Real Madrid; 3 Jan 2025: Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Madrid beat Valencia 2-0. Real Madrid replied with Álvaro Fernández 65', Kylian Mbappé 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Valencia held 40% of the ball against 60% for Real Madrid. Shots on target finished 0-6. Expected goals read 0.44 for Valencia, 0.96 for Real Madrid.

Verdict

Real Madrid take the three points; Valencia look at a thin night for the home crowd. Valencia sat 12th and Real Madrid 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.