Valladolid may lie only 106 miles from Madrid, but Spanish soccer side Real Madrid opted to fly ahead of their La Liga fixture against Real Valladolid.

Real Valladolid takes on Real Madrid at the Estadio José Zorrilla on Saturday, Jan. 25. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, making it a 3 p.m. ET and 12 p.m. PT start in the US, an 8 p.m. GMT start in the UK and a 6 a.m. AEDT Sunday kickoff in Australia.

During a recent Assembly of Clubs meeting, Real Madrid’s general director Jose Ángel Sánchez argued for a cut in funding to Liga F, according to Relevo. The report from November says Sánchez was

Real Madrid will look to extend their lead atop the La Liga table with a win against Real Valladolid. Los Blancos are beginning to look nothing like the team that was trailing Barcelona by nine points in the first half of the 2024–25 La Liga season.

Kylian Mbappe continued his rich vein of form with a hat-trick on Saturday to power Real Madrid to a 3-0 win over Valladolid and a four-point lead at the top of La Liga.

Kylian Mbappe bagged his first hattrick for Real Madrid as the La Liga champion easily beat bottom-club Real Valladolid 3-0 on Saturday to extend its lead on top of the standings.

In domestic play, Madrid have hit a promising run of form in the league, soaring to the top of the table thanks to a five-game unbeaten run. Last time out, Carlo Ancelotti's men defeated Las Palmas at home, going down early but scoring four unanswered goals to see off the Canary Islands side.

Here’s how to watch the La Liga match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.

Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed the starting lineup for the game against Real Valladolid with one change to the team that beat Las Palmas.