Kickoff: 21:00 CET / 20:00 GMT / 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Referee: Jose Maria Sanchez Munuera
Lineups:
Madrid: Andriy Lunin - Ferland Mendy, Nacho, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal - Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz - Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo
Subs: Diego Pineiro, Fran Gonzalez, Fran Garcia, Edgar Pujol, Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez, Nicolas Paz Martinez, Joselu
Valencia: Giorgi Mamardashvili - Jose Gaza, Gabriel Paulista, Cristhian Mosquera, Thierry Correia - Pepelu, Javi Guerra - Diego Lopez, Sergi Canos, Fran Perez - Hugo Duro
Subs: Jaume Domenech, Cristian Rivero, Hugo Guillamon, Cenk Ozkacar, Dimitri Foulquier, Jesus Vazquez, Yarek Gasiorowski, Roman Yaremchuk, Pablo Gozalbez, Hugo Gonzalez
Match Events:
3’ - Dani Carvajal controls a cross, lets the ball bounce and strikes it from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Madrid 1, Valencia 0 – link
8’ - Kroos hits the crossbar from a free kick
10’ - Hugo Duro receives a centering pass and gets a good shot off, but Lunin gets a good save in
15’ - Hugo Duro is through on goal but shoots right into Lunin
16’ - Vinicius dribbles his way into a good position from the left wing but Gabriel Paulista manages to block his shot
34’ - Yellow card for Pepelu
42’ - Rodrygo gets into open space on the right and crosses to an open Vinicius who somehow redirects the ball into the net. Madrid 2, Valencia 0 – link
45+5’ - End of half
49’ - Vinicius cuts inside from the left and releases a shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Madrid 3, Valencia 0 – link
50’ - Mamardashvili gives the ball away to Rodrygo, who punishes the keeper right away. Madrid 4, Valencia 0 – link
55’ - Substitution for Valencia: Foulquier and Gasiorowski on for Correia and Jose Gaya respectively
56’ - Yellow card for Foulquier
59’ - Substitution for Madrid: Modric on for Valverde
62’ - Yellow card for Camavinga
64’ - Substitution for Valencia: Hugo Guillamon on for Sergi Canos
67’ - Yellow card for Gabriel Paulista
70’ - Substitution for Valencia: Yaremchuk and Hugo Gonzalez on for Pepelu and Fran Perez respectively
71’ - Substitution for Madrid: Lucas Vazquez and Fran Garcia on for Brahim Diaz and Mendy respectively
78’ - Carvajal shoots from near the baseline, but Mamardashvili makes a save
82’ - Substitution for Madrid: Nico Paz an Joselu on for Carvajal and Vinicius respectively
84’ - Rodrygo receives the ball inside the box, beats Gabriel Paulista and his shot goes past Mamardashvili. Madrid 5, Valencia 0 – link
88’ - Hugo Gonzalez crosses to Hugo Duro who shoots into the back of the net. Madrid 5, Valencia 1 – link
90+5’ - End of game. Madrid 5, Valencia 1
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Madrid | Valencia :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.81 | 1.95 xA | 0.43 | 1.53 Possession | 56% | 44% Shots on target | 7 | 4 Shots off target | 5 | 4 Blocked shots | 4 | 3 Corner kicks | 4 | 4 Offsides | 4 | 0 Fouls | 7 | 26 Yellow Cards | 1 | 3 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girona | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 |
| Real Madrid | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 32 |
| Barcelona | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 27 |
| Atletico Madrid | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 25 |
| Athletic Club | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 |
| Real Sociedad | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 22 |
| Real Betis | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 20 |
| Las Palmas | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 18 |
| Valencia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 18 |
| Getafe | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 16 |
| Osasuna | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 14 |
| Villarreal | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 12 |
| Alaves | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 |
| Sevilla | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 11 |
| Cadiz | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 |
| Mallorca | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 7 |
| Granada | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 7 |
| Almeria | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Madrid: at Cadiz, 11.26, 18:30 CEST
Valencia: vs Celta, 11.25, 16:15 CEST
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
Happy to see several players slowly getting back to form again. Happy about everything except our defense. Nacho and Alaba struggled a lot. And too bad the international break’s coming up too.