Los Blancos prepare to host last season’s 3rd place holders in the very first match of the 2012/2013 season’s campaign.
Real Madrid will begin the defence of their Spanish La Liga title this coming Sunday, August 19, where the Whites are going to take on Valencia.
The match is expected to be quite entertaining and will mark the start of a new season which promises to be massively competitive and interesting.
The match which will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu will test the resolve of both the sides as their preparation until the start of the new footballing year will be put to trial. Experts believe that the game will be a true feast for the fans.
Jose Mourinho’s men will be hoping to build on their recent form as they have been successful in achieving victories in the past 4 matches. Their pre-season friendly schedule was filled with promise as they were able to assert their strength over all of
their opponents.
Portuguese side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SL-Benfica-c40542, were the only opposition which proved to be too much to handle for the Spanish giants. The Eagles were able to defeat Madrid with a score of 5-2 in the final of the Eusebio Cup.
However, Los Vikingos have managed to win all of their matches after facing defeat in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
On the other hand, Los Che had a tumultuous pre-season as they were unable to remain consistent throughout the summer. Their last match saw them lose out to Eintracht with a score of 4-2. However, they did manage to achieve a victory against Tottenham Hotspur,
a game which they won with a score of 2-0.
More importantly, this will be http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mauricio-c24899 Pellegrino’s first match as the new Valencia head coach. A victory against the Spanish champions could give the Spaniard a good start to his career at the Mestalla.
Team News: Real Madrid
Los Merengues are not expected to make any significant changes to their line-up and they will probably employ the same formation as the last season. Considering the fact that most Madridista’s are fully fit at this moment, Jose Mourinho will have an easy
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 on his hands.
Expected Line-up:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350.
Team News: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863
Els Taronja are also likely to maintain the same philosophy from last season, however, they will be looking to fit new players in place of the footballers who have departed from their rosters. First-team members such as Mehmet Topal and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordi-Alba-c19111 have left
voids which will need to be filled by their newly appointed manager.
Expected line-up:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Soldado-c31367.
Prediction:
Considering the recent form of both the sides, it is easy to tip Los Merengues as the favourites to win this match. Mourinho is looking to give his side the best possible start to their title defence and hence the host team will be all out to win the match.
Although the fixture is likely to prove competitive, Madrid are likely to dominate proceedings. With players such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 and Angel di Maria all raring to go, the hosts could prove destructive for Los Che.
Bettor.com predicts score a magnanimous victory for the Whites, resulting with a score line of 4-1
during the Supersopa de Espans' frist eg.
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