Real Madrid’s Luka Modric celebrates scoring his side’s first goal against Valencia during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, right, kicks a ball chased by Valencia’s Hugo Guillamon during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, right, and Valencia’s Dimitri Foulquier fight for the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham scores his side’s 2nd goal against Valencia during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring his side’s 2nd goal against Valencia during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, right, and Valencia’s Cristhian Mosquera battle for the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)Real Madrid’s Luka Modric, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s first goal against Valencia during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni, left, heads the ball next to Valencia’s Hugo Duro during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, front, and Valencia’s Andre Almeida battle for the ball during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)