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
Looks like this supposed “tough and difficult” team are a bunch of scared little lambs without their racist ultras in the stands.