Sevilla enjoy a decent spell of possession in the Madrid half, without looking like they can pierce the home defence.

Midway through the first half then.

Madrid were almost gifted the opening goal and are well worth their lead.

All Madrid now. Sevilla are sat deep and compact with two banks of four, but still Rodrygo finds space to wriggle into.

The Brazilian gets under his shot though and the ball flies over Bono's bar.

Seeing that is the Sweetest Thing for the Sevilla keeper.

Two options here: Toni Kroos or David Alaba.

The two former Bayern Munich colleagues have a chat and Alaba gets the nod.

Oooh! A vicious left-foot shot dips just over the bar.

The spell of Sevilla pressure is soaked up by Madrid and then they break quickly.

Rodrygo is hacked down on the edge of the penalty area.

This is dangerous for the visitors...

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Isco, who left the Bernabeu on a free last summer after nine years there, takes the corner.

That comes to nothing and Madrid clear.

Good from Sevilla. Erik Lamela pounces on sloppy work from the Madrid defence, seeing his shot deflected out for another corner.

Sevilla found a way into the box down the right and that's the flank where they're probing again.

Madrid enjoying a good spell of possession again, pushing and probing without going at a helter skelter pace.

Meat and drink for a keeper of Thibaut Courtois' calibre. The big Belgian walks off his line to collect a high ball from the corner kick.

Let's not write Sevilla off just yet, eh?

A dangerous cross from the right sees Erik Lamela bust a gut to get through, but he's nudged out of the way by Dani Carvajal.

Corner...

Madrid's confidence has gone up another notch after that early breakthrough.

Fede Valverde and Rodrygo burst forward in the sniff of a second but the final balls don't quite come off.

Some familiar names in the Sevilla XI.

Erik Lamela, Jesus Navas, Ivan Rakitic.

It would have ben a cracking team in 2014.

Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli hides under his hood.

Not the start he wanted.

Oh dear, what's the keeper up to? Sevilla nervously play out from the back but Madrid can't punish them.

You can't do that against anyone in La Liga. But especially not here.

Confident start from Sevilla, who are unbeaten in four games since Jorge Sampaoli returned.

Playing the ball around nicely without making any in-roads.

Absolutely hosing it down at the Bernabeu. Is this Madrid or Manchester?

Plastic poncho weather.

So, after that slight delay, Sevilla kick off the action.

Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois was also among the winners at the Ballon d'Or ceremony and also receives a rapturous round of applause as Iker Casillas presents his golden glove trophy.

Surprised Casillas is showing his face publicly after his recent appalling behaviour.

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