Soccer-Real Madrid look to bounce back against Valencia

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - LaLiga - Getafe v Real Madrid - Coliseum Alfonso Perez, Getafe, Spain - January 2, 2022 Real Madrid's Casemiro reacts REUTERS/Javier Barbancho/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - LaLiga leaders Real Madrid will host Valencia on Saturday as they try to rebound from a disappointing 1-0 loss to Getafe last weekend when coach Carlo Ancelotti slammed his players after a sluggish performance.

They will face a much improved Valencia side, whose coach Jose Bordalas Jimenez has received much praise after they went undefeated in LaLiga from late October until they suffered a 2-1 home loss to Espanyol in their last league outing.