So, feeling the pressure Diego Simeone?

Real are three points behind now and third place Barcelona can reduce their deficit to Atletico to six points with a win against Cadiz on Sunday (13:00 GMT).

Join us then.

That's it.

Real win and are now three points behind city rivals Atletico.

Valladolid remain in trouble near the bottom.

This match is very much petering out despite Real having a slender lead.

Sub Oscar Plano is booked for a foul on Real's invaluable Casemiro.

There are nine minutes left for Valladolid to grab something from this match.

They have impressed but haven't had the attacking threat they had in the first half.

Ferland Mendy delivers a dream ball across the area but young substitute Sergio Arribas fails to make contact.

The kid then goes into the book for an arm that strikes the face of Valladolid's Nacho.

No pen because the ref and VAR rule that Nacho did not foul sub Valladolid Shon Weissman.

Meanwhile, Fabian Orellana goes into the book for what seems like backchat. No ref likes that.

Pen to Valladolid?

Nacho Martinez goes into the book for a foul on Hugo Duro.

Now we thought he had already been carded but in fact it was Ruben Alcaraz.

Sorry.

Meanwhile, Mariano, Marco Asensio and Vinicius are off and Isco and youth duo Hugo Duro and Sergio Arribas are on for Real.

The home side look the bigger threat in the opening moments of this second half.

There are 28 points separating the teams btw.

Nacho Martinez sees yellow for a foul on Marco Asensio.

Meanwhile, Saidy Janko is replaced by Jota.

Ferland Mendy, for some bizarre reason, plays a ball from the right across his own area.

Fabian Orellana is alert to the error and rushes in to strike a superb volley from eight yards that is punched clear by Thibaut Courtois.

Real are very, very lucky.

Lucas Vazquez has a taste for it. He comes in from the right but this time slips as he launches a low strike that sails harmlessly wide.

Oh Casemiro PT II!

The Brazilian's radar isn't functioning as this time he sends a header horribly wide of the target.

That was worse than the header over the bar in the first half.

Moments later Lucas Vazquez's low strike is saved low by Jordi Masip - Real's first effort on target.

We are back under way.