That's your lot for this half.

Elche have looked fairly dangerous in attack but you sense it's only a matter of time before Real turn up the heat.

Oh dear!

Fede Valverde sends in a brilliant cross from the right and Isco air-kicks. The ball runs through to Vinicius, but sharp defending prevents the Brazilian from getting a shot away.

Moments later a ball to the far post is just out of the reach of Casemiro, who was at full stretch.

Thibaut Courtois produces the best bit of keeping of the match so far to prevent Guido Carrillo from potentially nodding in for Elche.

Tete Morente's dinked ball from the left of the six-yard was swatted away by the 6ft 6in Belgian.

Benzema goes into the book for a foul on Dani Calvo in the Elche area - it looked like hand to face.

Johan Mojica looks like Elche's biggest threat, on that left-hand side, delivering a ball which just eludes a trio of Elche players.

At the other end, Karim Benzema somehow strikes half a foot wide from Vinicius' low ball.

It seems Antonio Barragan was actually injured earlier - he is replaced by right-back Cifu.

Nacho cruises into the Elche area before finding Ferland Mendy on the left - his flicked cross into the area is clutched by the gloves of Edgar Badia.

Elche's defence have been resolute without having been pushed hard.

So the possession stats read 57% in favour for Real - not as dominant as perhaps they expected to be.

Isco has a pop from 20 yards but it's straight down the throat of Edgar Badia in goal.

Mojica is at it again on the left and plays a ball with a larger dose of danger - however, Real clear their area.

The visitors have enjoyed quite a bit of possession these past few minutes.

Elche are on the attack on the left, but Johan Mojica's cross is floated into the area and plucked out of the air by Thibaut Courtois.

Must, Do. Better.

Antonio Barragan's leg appears to give away as he looks to clear from his box - nobody was around the Elche player at the time.

The ball falls to Lucas Vazquez, whose low drive lacks accuracy. The Spaniard was probably put off by Barragan's shriek.

The Elche player is back on the pitch following treatment - good to see.

Tete Morente wastes possession with a woefully struck cross from the left after Elche had won a free-kick.

They currently don't look like they will build on their win over Sevilla last week.

Casemiro smacks a barnstormer of a shot which finds the keeper's top right, but ref Jorge Figueroa Vazquez had blown his whistle a couple of seconds before launch.

Quality strike though!

Vinicius again is in the thick of the action. He plays in Ferland Mendy on the left who finds Isco, who the almost picks out Karim Benzema, but the visiting defence clear in the nick of time.

Elche's backline have had quite the HIIT workout.

Real Madrid have not lost any of their past nine games against Elche in La Liga, winning eight of them, since a 3-1 loss in March 1978.

Sergio Ramos gives the ball away with a very sloppy pass - maybe the sun got in his eyes - but wins it back within seconds with a great tackle.

Real's attack looks lively with both Vinicius and Benzema linking up well in these early stages.

Ferland Mendy, trotting down the left, tries a trick which sees him return the ball to himself.

Don't think that was intentional.

Moments later, Federico Valverde's square ball just fails to find Isco in the box.

We are under way on a bright day in Madrid.