Summary

  • Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale start for Real

  • Neville yet to win La Liga game (D2 L1)

  • Real five points off top; Valencia 11th

Live Reporting

Emlyn Begley

  1. Karim Benzema has scored more goals, with 12, than any other French player in the top five European leagues this season, including Ligue 1.

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    Incidentally there's been some chat that Pepe Mel could be set to face the sack as Real Betis boss. They lost 4-0 at home to Eibar today.

  3. It's not the first goal under Gary Neville that their £22m summer signing Aymen Abdennour has been at fault for.

  4. Benzema caps off great move

    Valencia 0-1 Real Madrid

    A fantastic team goal for Real Madrid to open the scoring. Karim Benzema finds Gareth Bale, whose backheel finds Cristiano Ronaldo, who in turn finds Benzema again and the Frenchman picks out the bottom left-hand corner from 18 yards out.

    Karim BenzemaEPA
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    GOAL - Valencia 0-1 Real Madrid

    Karim Benzema

    Karim BenzemaAP

  6. Valencia have a free-kick but Dani Parejo, once a QPR loanee, blasts the ball into the wall (Pepe's head).

  7. Real Madrid call for a penalty as Pepe smashes the ball off Aymen Abdennour's arm from about an inch away. Unsurprisingly it's not given.

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    Neville not planning long-term managerial career

  9. Valencia win the first corner of the game as Andre Gomes chases onto a ball down the left and Pepe tackles him to get the ball out of play.

    Los Che have their first chance from the kick as Dani Parejo flashes a header wide.

  10. Karim Benzema tries to thread a pass through to Gareth Bale in the box but a Valencia defender just about deals with it. A tense moment for Gary Neville.

  11. Well Valencia fans and their social media team...

  12. Valencia striker Paco Alcacer goes down in a Pepe-Keylor Navas sandwich - the fans want a penalty but none of the players seem to appeal.

    Home fans by the way have unfurled a banner thanking Rafael Benitez for his spell in charge of them, which included a La Liga title.

    Paco Alcacer and PepeAFP/GETTY

  13. Gareth Bale plays it centrally to Karim Benzema and the French striker lays it off to attacking right-back (do Brazil do any other kind of full-back?) Danilo who lashes over.

    DaniloAP

  14. Not too much to report from the opening couple of minutes. Real break but Cristiano Ronaldo is knocked off possession near the box. Good physical play but the Portuguese star isn't happy. Although he rarely appears to be.

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    Neville not planning long managerial career

  16. KICK-OFF

    We are under way at Mestalla.

  17. Valencia haven't lost at home in La Liga in about a year, that's 20 games. Gary Neville could do with extending that run today.

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  19. 'Results not what Valencia hoped for'

    Rafael BenitezEPA

    We know they're under pressure, because results maybe haven't been what they'd hoped for since changing coach. The crowd at Mestalla really get the atmosphere going and that helps the team. Valencia haven't lost at home for a year and we'll have to give it everything at Mestalla.

    Rafael Benitez, Real Madrid coach