Valencia goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was much the busier goalkeeper in that first half, making a total of eight saves.

The season-high a La Liga match this season is 14 by Mallorca's Manolo Reina in a 5-2 defeat at Barcelona in December.

That was a class half, very entertaining with end-to-end action, but it remains goalless.

VAR, drinks breaks all means we have ridiculous amount of stoppage time nowadays.

Into the fourth of the five minutes added on now in this first half.

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Save number eight of the half for Jasper Cillessen as the Valencia man dives low to his right to gather Eden Hazard's low driller from the edge of the box.

Corner for Real Madrid on the stroke of half-time, swung in by Toni Kroos but Casemiro's header from the back post is easy for Jasper Cillessen.

Goes down as another save for the Dutchman.

Most of Real's chances have been from long range, now Valencia try the same as Geoffrey Kondogbia eyes one up from 30-odd yards out, it is a lovely hit, forcing Thibaut Courtois to dive high to his left to push the ball away.

Great stop.

Valencia (heatmap on the right) have spent most of the first half defending their own box.

But they should be 1-0 up. You only need one chance!

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What game you watching Jake??

Jake Organ: Great to be distracted by VAR controversies again! Clearly not a goal...

Karim Benzema has got this one wrong.

A lovely cross is shaped into the area by Dani Carvajal, the Frenchman rises highest to meet it and instead of nodding it towards goal, tries to pick out Eden Hazard instead but does neither.

Just got a shot of Gareth Bale in the stands, feet up on the chairs in front, looking like a man who would rather be playing the back nine at Carnoustie.

Not quite sure what the referee spotted.

Valencia should be one up.

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Drinks break.

Vimto for me, water and Powerade for the players.

Diederick: Nopeeeee, thanks VAR

JM: Awful decision. Ball clearly comes off Varane.

What's he doing there??

Real right-back Dani Carvajal somehow wriggles through three Valencia challenges and finds himself one-on-one with Jasper Cillessen.

But in unfamiliar territory, he takes a heavy touch and stabs a shot at goal which is booted away by the Dutch goalkeeper.

Valencia boss Albert Celades isn't happy, he is striding up and down that touchline and shaking his head.

WOWWW!

Big controversy here as referee Jose María Sanchez Martinez decides Rodrigo is offside and that a Valencia player got a flick on the ball while running through.

I am not sure about that one, really not. Valencia have been done.

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But hold on.

It is being checked, it is not for offside because Rodrigo looks on from the run.

The referee has come to the side of the pitch to have a look for himself on the monitor.

Ah, next door neighbour dropping some food off, nice.

Will go down nicely at halt-time.