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Champions Real Madrid: Real Madrid have an excellent chance to consolidate themselves as La Liga leader on Saturday when they make the short trip to play Valladolid in the 21st round of matches in La Liga. Meanwhile, second-placed Atletico Madrid have a difficult home game against Villarreal, and Barcelona will be at home to face an improving Valencia.

Although Real Madrid will be without the suspended Vinicius Jr and Luka Modric and the injured Eduardo Camavinga, the team is a clear favourite to take all three points from the visit to the team struggling at the bottom of the table and which has conceded 39 goals in 20 games, reports Xinhua. The only doubt Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will have ahead of Saturday's game is if he should rest players ahead of next week's Champions League visit to play Brest, where his side has a slim chance of claiming a top-eight finish and direct qualification for the last-16 of the competition.

Atletico Madrid have a much more difficult task, with fifth-place Villarreal travelling to the Metropolitano Stadium.