Sofiane Feghouli expertly displaying the sadly not lost art of delaying a throw in. 'Yeah I'll take it... Ah actually no you can have it', he mimes, pointing to the player furthest away on the pitch.

Another change for Valencia. Rodrigo De Paul on to replace Andre Gomes.

Alando Clemz: Seems Marca won't have any headlines tomorrow since Bale's doing well. Always negative about Bale.

David Rawlings: Pepe reminds me of a more expensive modern Ramon Vega, an absolute liability but somehow a regular goalscorer! Game on.

Wale Ibraheem: Madrid's season and the future of Carlo Ancelotti might be determined by the result of this match and the next one on Wednesday.

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Alves is well enough to restart play with a free-kick but that little interlude has eaten into Real's remaining get-out time.

Just 15 minutes to go now. Two goals or else it's advantage Barcelona.

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Sergio Ramos with the header as James Rodriguez lifts it in but again Diego Alves is equal to it!

He's having a splendid night, and at the moment is telling the referee all about it with the physio coming on to give him some magic spray.

Shkodran Mustafi - the former Everton defender let go by David Moyes - again rises highest at a Valencia corner and again misses the target. Over the past 10 minutes Valencia have looked strongest.

But Javi Fuego goes in the book and it's free-kick Real...

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Real are out of changes of course - they have to do this with what they've got out there, and with Juventus to come on Wednesday in the Champions League semi-finals.

Valencia are showing no sighs of fatigue, sweeping the ball deep into Real territory from a goal-kick.

Alvaro Negredo is on, Paco Alcacer off for Valencia as Cristiano Ronaldo fires a free-kick wide. Much ado about a foot-wide shot.

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James Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale. We touched on Javier Hernandez not really fitting in earlier but surely there's two more goals out of those four?

The clock is ticking...

Valencia's thoughts now are with keeping the ball high up the pitch. There's good interplay form Paco Alcacer and Sofiane Feghouli up top but again Jose Luis Gaya hasn't read the script - he gives the ball away with a wayward shot.

Real have men over if Cristiano Ronaldo can find them but no, it breaks down.

Jose Luis Gaya is forgetting all about his battle with Gareth Bale now - the Valencia left-back scampers forward to fire a dangerous-looking low cross that beats everybody in the box.

How much more are Real prepared to risk? The title is slipping away from them here.

Just when Real seem to be building Valencia pop up with a reminder of how they ended up storming into a 2-0 lead as an Iker Casillas goal-kick is chased down.

But this game is opening up massively as Real then momentarily have four on four at the back. The move breaks down though, before Gareth Bale wastes another good chance with a poor delivery.

Sergio Ramos and Nicolas Otamendi are booked. They deserve each other.

Ramos, and Pepe on a yellow? That can only spell trouble...

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Real with one back! Moments after Gareth Bale misses a great chance at the far post Pepe rises from a corner and powers home with a header that puts Carlo Ancelotti's side right back in it.

Just two more...

Lovely one-touch passing football as Valencia play a free-kick conceded by Sergio Ramos (that other serial fouler) earns a corner but Real clear.

The home side are willing them forward on the counter but Sofiane Feghouli breaks it up.

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Cristiano Ronaldo with a free-kick that for once nearly justifies the stage directions that accompany his run-up - Diego Alves racing out off his line to punch a dangerous-looking cross clear.

As Real turn the screw Valencia then scramble it out for a corner, Gareth Bale has a header punched over by Alves but the referee's pulled it back - Pepe has been throwing his weight around in the box.

Dani Parejo's delivery has been superb tonight. The former Real man laid it on a plate for Javi Fuego to put Valencia two up and it should be three as Shkodran Mustafi rises beautifully to head wide from a corner. A big miss.

The last thing Real need is Pepe on a yellow card. That story's only gonna end up one way...

But the Portuguese is booked for a heavy challenge in the air as Valencia look to break. Well done ref.

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First sight of goal goes to Javier Hernandez - he fires one in from a tight angle, blocked back out by Diego Alves.

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We are back under way. Will changing the two wing-backs bring Real back into this? Let's hope there are no more injuries - Carlo Ancelotti's used up his quota.