This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/soccer/real-madrid as Real Madrid vs Valencia: Confirmed Starting Lineup Announced for La Liga Clash. Real Madrid are back in La Liga action as they face Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu. Xabi Alonso's team could move to eight points in front of Barcelona with a win, as they play tomorrow.

Player protests across La Liga this weekend were not widely broadcast after the Spanish league asked TV companies not to show them, according to multiple people familiar with the request.

For a second straight day, protests by La Liga players against the league’s decision to stage a regular season game between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami in December have been either censored or not fully broadcast for television audiences.

Last week La Liga announced the cancellation of their proposed game in Miami, Florida, causing a significant media storm in Spain. The Spanish league was set to be the first to host a game outside of

La Liga's decision to move the game between Villarreal and Barcelona to Miami is "good for football", says Spanish football federation president Rafael Louzan.

Villarreal has blamed poor management by the Spanish league for the cancellation of its planned regular-season game against Barcelona in the United States.

La Liga asked TV companies not to show protests against the plan to host Villarreal versus Barcelona in Miami.

La Liga soccer players refused to move for the first 15 seconds of matches on Saturday as protests at the Spanish league’s decision to stage a game in Miami continued.

Joan Garcia was subjected to immense hate and hostility from Espanyol fans last summer, when he made the decision to leave the club in favour of a move to Catalan rivals FC Barcelona.Garcia was