Valencia and Real Madrid.

COMMENTARY

10' Modric stabs in a cross that Gabriel can only clear as far as Benzema, but the Frenchman's volley from just inside the box tamely rolls straight into Domenech's grasp.       
9' Nacho picks up a loose ball 30 yards from goal and immediately cracks off a wild shot that skews over the bar.  
7' Strong save from Domenech! Valverde and Benzema play a smart one-two on the edge of the area that enables the former to drill a vicious effort at goal that Domenech superbly gets down to and parries away to safety.     
5' Rodrygo wriggles into the home box before tumbling under very little pressure from Costa and the referee calmly waves play on.  
4' If Valencia are to pull off a victory over Madrid today then they'll need their talisman, Parejo, to be on top form. Parejo has been involved in more LaLiga goals against Real Madrid than any other opponent: 12 goals in 19 appearances, scoring five and assisting seven.
2' Madrid settle into the game with a long spell of harmless possession in their own half.  
1' Valencia get the first half underway.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
Recently, playing away against Valencia has been a notably difficult fixture for Madrid and a victory today will likely need an impressive performance: Valencia have won three of their last five home fixtures against Madrid.
On the other hand, Madrid enjoyed a much less pressurised European fixture in the week, and they make seven changes after defeating Club Brugge. Most notably, Jovic misses out with Benzema returning up top.
Valencia make three changes from the team that grabbed a vital win over Ajax to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. They switch from a 4-4-2 into a more cautious 4-1-4-1, with Gameiro dropping out for a defender in Costa, while Diakhaby makes way for Garay.
SUBS: Vinicius Junior, Casemiro, Alvaro Odriozola, Eder Militao, Luka Jovic, Gareth Bale, Alphonse Areola.
REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Nacho; Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos; Rodrygo, Karim Benzema, Isco.
SUBS: Mouctar Diakhaby, Vicente Esquerdo, Manu Vallejo, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Thierry Correia, Cristian Rivero, Ruben Sobrino.
VALENCIA (4-1-4-1): Jaume Domenech; Daniel Wass, Ezequiel Garay, Gabriel Paulista, Jaume Costa; Francis Coquelin; Ferran Torres, Carlos Soler, Daniel Parejo, Jose Gaya; Rodrigo Moreno.
The away side, meanwhile, sit second in the league - in hot pursuit of leaders, Barcelona. They're also in excellent form - with five wins from six - and they'll be desperate to secure another three points and apply pressure to Messi and co.

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