CONFIRMED lineups: Valencia CF vs Real Madrid, La Liga 2015

Valencia Starting XI: Alves, Barragán, Mustafi, Otamendi, Orbán, Enzo, Parejo, Gomes, Piatti, Alcácer, Negredo.

Real Madrid Starting XI: Casillas, Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Kroos, Isco, James, Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema.

Real Madrid kick-off 2015 against a tough Valencia side who rank fourth in the Liga BBVA table. A win would be Real's 23rd consecutive win, two shy of the record. Carlo ancelotti decides to start both Marcelo and Ramos, who were questionable all week long. They will likely rest against Atlético on Wednesday.

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