Free-falling Valencia offer Madrid hope of rare Mestalla win


Soccer Football - Champions League - Group B - Real Madrid v Inter Milan - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - November 3, 2020 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Valencia v Real Madrid is usually one of the biggest fixtures in Spanish football but the La Liga champions will meet a crumbling institution as they look to end their poor recent record at the Mestalla on Sunday.

Six times La Liga champions and Copa del Rey winners as recently as 2019, Valencia are currently in a state of decay, facing financial difficulty off the pitch and left with an ever-falling number of experienced players in the squad.

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