Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the La Liga fixture between Valencia and Real Madrid. We'll bring you all the action as it happens at Mestalla. Kick off is at 20:00 BST.

La Liga / Matchday 5

Estadio de Mestalla / 19.09.2021

Valencia CF

Completed

Real Madrid

H. Duro(66')

Vinícius Júnior(86')
K. Benzema(88')

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ByIbrahim Mustapha

Updated 19/09/2021 at 20:59 GMT

53'

52'

Valencia should be ahead! What an opportunity for the home side! Musah does so well to dribble to the byline and cut back the pass for Guedes, but the Portuguese fires over the top of the target!

50'

Modric returned to action for the Champions League win over Inter during the week. The Croatian was excellent last season and remains one of Real Madrid’s best players.

49'

Toni Kroos is still missing for Real Madrid. The German midfielder is such an influential figure for Los Blancos and so it would be only natural if they missed him this evening.

48'

47'

Well, the signs are already positive that this second half will be played at the same tempo as the first half. The only thing missing from this match at the moment is goals!

46'

Courtois makes the save! What a start to the second half by Valencia who had a real chance through Duro, but he could only shoot straight at Courtois who narrowed the angle!

2nd Half

45'

The second half is under way at Mestalla! It's still goalless between Valencia and Real Madrid in this La Liga fixture!

End of 1st Half

45+4'

HALF TIME: Valencia 0-0 Real Madrid. The half time whistle blows at Mestalla and Valencia can reflect on what has been a positive first half performance from the home team.

45+3'

Casemiro is shown a yellow card for a high tackle on Gomez.

Yellow card

Casemiro

Real Madrid

On target1

Yellow Cards1

Fouls3

Wide1

45+2'

Will Ancelotti make any changes at the break? This approach hasn't really worked for Real Madrid. They haven't been able to impose their own game on Valencia so far.

45+1'

Valencia have found themselves in a number of dangerous positions in this first half, but they have struggled to translate that into true goalscoring opportunities.

45'

There will be four minutes of stoppage time played at the end of the first half.

44'

Valencia won't want the half time whistle at this stage of the match. They are on top and are pressing for the breakthrough. Real Madrid, however, need to regroup at the break.

43'

GABRIEL HEADER... saved! That was the best opportunity of the match so far with Gabriel getting on the end of a freekick delivery into the box, but Courtois makes the reflex save!

41'

Guedes was through! The Valencia forward was played in behind the Real Madrid defence, Courtois came off his line to smother, but the Belgian goalkeeper has taken a sore one!

40'

This has been a very entertaining first half, but there has been a lack of quality in the final third. It has, however, been very edgy between two competitive sides who want to win.

39'

There's the first yellow card of the match it's shown to Gabriel for a challenge on Vinicius.

Yellow card

Gabriel Paulista

Valencia CF

Yellow Cards1

Fouls2

Free Kicks2

38'

Indeed, Valencia have scored two or more goals in eight of their last 10 La Liga matches. They netted four times against Osasuna and three times against Alaves before that.

37'

While Bordalas’ philosophy is built on defensive organisation, Valencia have been impressive in the attacking third this season. Real Madrid will need to keep things tight at the back.

36'

Valencia have been winning at half time and full time of their last four La Liga matches. This is a team in form. They are playing with a great deal of confidence at the moment.

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