Mariano appears to be struggling after taking a knock to his knee. He's trying to continue but Zinedine Zidane will have his eye on that one.

Villarreal start the second half with intent and Carlos Bacca almost slips in Gerard Moreno with his back to goal but the pass is cut out just in time.

We're back under way at Villarreal.

Earlier in La Liga Levante were held to a 1-1 draw by Elche, who are up to seventh in the table.

There's a tasty game up later this evening with Atletico Madrid hosting Barcelona at 20:00 GMT.

There's the whistle for half time and Villarreal's hopes of going top of the table today are not looking good to say the least.

Real Madrid are good value for their lead.

This is the first time I've seen Villarreal this season and I've not been particularly impressed by what I've seen from them so far. It has been a pretty comfortable first 45 minutes for Real Madrid.

Eden Hazard chases a ball over the defence but the flag is up early for offside.

Oooh, could this be a handball? A cross into the box appears to hit the hand of a Villarreal player but nothing is given, and VAR doesn't see anything suspect either. Play continues.

Superb run by Mariano as he rides a sliding tackle before charging down the flank. He cuts inside and finds Eden Hazard, whose shot deflects into Mariano's path but he sweeps an effort against the post.

Dani Carvajal thinks too long about a cross as he gets into the Villarreal area and in the end his ball is deflected behind. A good opportunity that passes the visitors by.

Just passed the half hour mark and Villarreal, despite a good spell for the last 10 minutes or so, have not yet brought a save out of Thibaut Courtois.

They are unbeaten at home in all competitions so far this season, so they will be disappointed not to have been more threatening in the final third.

Mario Gaspar goes forward down the left before whipping a good cross into the box but Thibaut Courtois comes off his line quickly to claim ahead of anyone else.

This is a good spell for the hosts at the moment, they are seeing more of the ball and working the Real Madrid defence more now.

They win another corner, which is played short but dealt with easily by Luka Modric.

Big chance for Villarreal as Dani Parejo rises to meet a cross. He's unmarked but the ball is perhaps a little too high for him and in the end it loops over the bar.

Lovely quick passing from Villarreal allows Carlos Bacca to get into the box but he is forced wide by Raphael Varane and in the end the hosts have to make do with a corner, which comes to nothing.

Nice attacking move from Villarreal, though, and that will give them confidence that Real Madrid can be opened up.

Mario Gaspar bursts forward from the left and tries to feed Carlos Bacca on the edge of the Real Madrid box but Martin Odegaard is alert to cut out the danger and the visitors calmly work the ball forward.

Almost 70% possession for Real Madrid in these early stages. A goal to the good and dominating the ball, Zinedine Zidane will be pretty happy with what he has seen from his side so far.

Eden Hazard gets away from Gerard Moreno on the left before zipping in a dangerous cross that the Villarreal defence manages to clear.

Things have settled down a bit now after a quick start. Real Madrid controlling the midfield well.