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Valencia faces Madrid, Barcelona plays Espanyol

AP - Thu Dec 10, 8:12 am ET

Valencia will be tested again Saturday in the Spanish league when it faces second-place Real Madrid, and leader Barcelona is likely to be without Lionel Messi for its crosstown derby against struggling Espanyol. Valencia hasn't lost since September in any competition, a stretch of 15 games, and has David Villa, the league's leading scorer with 11 goals.