Postpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Real Madrid 3-0 Levante
Real Madrid had 12 shots in that half, seven on target. And 66% possession. Levante's two efforts both came in the seventh minute.
Summary
Hazard makes Real debut from bench after return from injury
Benzema heads opener and slots in second from Rodriguez pass
Casemiro scores third - before Mayoral scores against parent club
Real looking for first win at Bernabeu this season
Levante have won two of opening three games
Postpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Postpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
It's a big day of European football today. Later in La Liga, Atletico Madrid visit Real Sociedad and Barcelona host Valencia, who changed managers this week.
In Serie A, it's Juventus at Fiorentina - that one is a 14:00 BST kick-off.
Neymar could make his PSG return against Strasbourg.
And in Germany, perennial champions Bayern Munich go to RB Leipzig, who have won every game this season.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Real Madrid 3-0 Levante
The half-time whistle goes. Real Madrid have been excellent - albeit against limited opposition.
Postpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Real Madrid 3-0 Levante
A replay shows the VAR check was whether Karim Benzema's stretching back leg was marginally offside when he started the move in the centre circle. There were millimetres in it.
They need to tweak that offside law in my opinion. Stop trying to disallow everything.
INJURY TIMEpublished at 45 mins
Real Madrid 3-0 Levante
It's all Real Madrid. Now Karim Benzema gets his angles wrong with his header. It lands to Marcelo, whose 20-yard shot is blocked.
Two minutes added on.
Postpublished at 44 mins
Real Madrid 3-0 Levante
Another fine run by Vinicius Jr, who is flattened by Oscar Duarte on the end of the box. The Bernabeu scream for a free-kick but the Brazilian had just run straight into the Levante player.
Postpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Real Madrid 3-0 Levante
A long wait for kick-off as the referee talks to the VAR team in his ear. It's not clear what might have been wrong with that goal. But eventually he lets Levante kick-off and the goal stands.
GOAL - Real Madrid 3-0 Levantepublished at 40 mins
Casemiro
Done and dusted. Made in Brazil.
Karim Benzema starts the move on the halfway line, he finds Lucas Vazquez, who plays the ball down the right for the surging Vinicius Jr.
Vinicius speeds down the wing and crosses it for Casemiro, who makes a surging run to slide the ball home from six yards out.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 39 mins
Real Madrid 2-0 Levante
A second Real Madrid booking. Lucas Vazquez controls it with his arm and then moans to the referee about the free-kick decision.
Postpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Over in the Premier League, Newcastle have taken an early lead against Liverpool with Jetro Willems scoring an excellent opener.
Postpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Real Madrid 2-0 Levante
A word of warning for Real Madrid - they haven't kept a clean sheet since Thursday, 25 April, a 0-0 draw at Getafe.
Postpublished at 36 mins
Real Madrid 2-0 Levante
Karim Benzema controls the ball and tries to slip in Vinicius Jr down the left - but the flag goes up because Benzema had handled it.
Marcelo is back on the pitch.
Postpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Real Madrid 2-0 Levante
Karim Benzema has now been involved in five goals in his last four La Liga appearances against Levante (three goals, two assists).
Postpublished at 34 mins
Real Madrid 2-0 Levante
Real Madrid left-back Marcelo needs treatment after slipping on the wet pitch while stretching for the ball. Ferland Mendy is warming up.
Postpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Real Madrid 2-0 Levante
Karim Benzema has scored in three of Real Madrid's four La Liga matches this season. In their previous three La Liga campaigns, only Gareth Bale achieved this (last season).
GOAL - Real Madrid 2-0 Levantepublished at 31 mins
Karim Benzema
It's a second goal for Karim Benzema to finish off a good move.
Benzema goes for a long ball forward, but a Levante player gets a header. It only goes as far as James Rodriguez, who slips the ball through to Benzema and he slots past Aitor Fernandez.
Postpublished at 30 mins
Real Madrid 1-0 Levante
Levante's Ruben Vezo pulls back Sergio Ramos and the Real Madrid captain asks the referee why he wasn't being booked. As do the fans.
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ignores their demand/request.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 28 mins
Real Madrid 1-0 Levante
Classic Casemiro. Classicmiro. The Brazilian crunches Borja Mayoral and goes into the book. They can't really afford to lose any more midfielders...
Postpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 14 September 2019
Real Madrid 1-0 Levante
Dani Carvajal cross, Karim Benzema goal - that's a goal which could have been scored any time over the past six or so years.
GOAL - Real Madrid 1-0 Levantepublished at 25 mins
Karim Benzema
It's been coming.
James Rodriguez picks out Lucas Vazquez, who in turn finds Dani Carvajal. The right-back cuts inside onto his left foot and puts in an excellent cross, which Karim Benzema heads past the keeper.
Excellent cross, excellent header.