Real Madrid 5-1 Valencia: summary, score, goals, highlights online, LaLiga 23/24

Real Madrid rounder off their week of three games at home with an emphatic win over Valencia and Los Blancos now move within two points of leaders Girona.

After a tense 0-0 draw with Rayo last Sunday, Madrid secured a berth in the Round of 16 in the Champions League on Wednesday with a win over Sporting Braga.

Tonight's win was the most complete game of the three from Carlo Ancelotti's side with a Dani Carvajal goal in the third minute getting things off with a bang.

Valencia eventually found their rhythm and Hugo Duro missed two wonderful chances for the men in orange to secure a foothold but just as the break beckoned, Vini Jr. chested home to put the home side in the driving seat.

The contest essentially ended in a two minute spell with the Brazilian duo on target again in the 48th and 49th minutes as Valencia rolled over.

Late goals from Rodrygo and a consolation from Duro for Valencia rounded off a comfortable night for Los Blancos at home as the league breaks now for the international window.

FT: RMCF 5-1 VCF

That's it at the Bernabeu.

Clash of heads in the box sees play held up.

Mosquera and Nacho in trouble and get to their feet.

Lunin saves well from Diego Lopez in the final minute of the action.

We'll have four minutes of added time.

Final minute of the 90.

Madrid now within two points of leaders Girona.

Things could have been so different had Hugo Duro taken one of the three key chances that came his way.

Madrid have been relentless however and Vinicius looks hungry again. Great for Rodrygo too to get among the goals.

Rodrygo males it five.

Good strike from the Brazilian with a left foot finish.

Nico Paz on for Carvajal

Jesulu on for Vinicius

Valencia look to find a consolation goal with the game pretty much ending with the two Real Madrid goals in the 48th and 49th minutes.

Carvajal almost bags his second as he sees a gap at the Valencia near post but Mamardashvili is alert and averts the ball wide for a corner.

Next up for these sides after the international break ....

Real Madrid face Cadiz

Valencia host Celta Vigo

Fran Garcia on for Mendy and Lucas Vazquez on for Brahim

Changes for Valencia

Pepelu and Fran Perez off

Gonzalez and Yaremchuk on

Just over 20 minutes left and Madrid still knocking on the door looking for a fifth.

Paulista now carded as he clips Camavinga

Vinicius is hungry for a third tonight and is thwarted by Mamardashvili who intercepts well. 

Guillamon on for Canos. Another change for Valencia.

Camavinga carded as he catches Canos on the ankle.

Vini Jr. breaks into the box again and dinks the ball at Mamardashvili. The flag was up though.

Modric on for Valverde.

First change of the night for the home side.

Madrid toying with Valencia now as a round of 'Oles' ring out as the men in white play 'keep ball'.

This win will keep Girona on top of the table with Madrid set to move within two points within the Catalan side.

Card for Foulquier as he pulls Camavinga's shirt.

The Valencia man has been on the pitch for a minute.

Yarek and Foulquier on for Valencia

Correia and Gaya off 

It's going to be a long, long way back now for Valencia.

How much will Hugo Duro regret the first half misses.

and now it's four.

This time it's Rodrygo who picks up a poor ball from the Valencia back (the keeper) and the Brazilian slots home.

Valencia poise to make a substitution with Yarek Gasiorowski ready to take to the action.

The teams are back on the pitch.

Valencia get the second half underway.

RM 2-0 VCF

In between the goals, Madrid dominated as Kroos struck the bar with a free and Hugo Duro had three wonderful chances to get the men from Mestalla back in contention.

The whistle sounds and Madrid lead at the break with an early goal from Carvajal being bookended by a Vini Jr second for the home side.

4 minutes off added time awarded as Madrid get a dangerous freekick on the edge of the Valencia box.

Rodrygo takes the ball off Kroos. The Brazilian goes close but just lacking accuracy.

Vini doubles Madrid's lead

Vini Ballon D'Or is the chant now from the Bernabeu faithful.

Hugo Duro again misses a golden chance as Pepelu delivers a sweet ball into the mixer and the Valencia No. 9 fails to get his head on the ball.

A corner for the men in orange.

Valencia now finishing the half the stronger side.

Valverde collides with Giorgi Mamardashvili and the Uruguayan seems to be in some distress.

Quick medical magic has the central player back on his feet.

Ten minutes to go in the first half and Valencia will rue the two Hugo Duro chances with the visitors clawing their way back into the game.

Vini Jr. takes a hit from Pepelu and the Valencia man is carded.

Rodrygo goes down and immediately appeals for a spot kick.

Referee Mr Latre waves play on.

We've passed the half hour mark and Real Madrid still lead through the early Carvajal strike.

Rodrygo and Vini Jr combine wonderfully with an exquisite drag back from the No. 11 as Vini gets a shot off. 

Giorgi Mamardashvili saves well but the flag was up.

Alaba gives the ball away cheaply as Valencia create danger down their right hand flank.

Madrid seem to have taken their foot off the gas for a while after an intense start.

Giorgi Mamardashvili seems to have picked up a muscular injury and Valencia have the sub keeper warming up.

Guerra has a go from just outside the box for Valencia and it's a better response now from the visitors as they are very much back in the contest.

Madrid ahead on the scoreboard and also in terms of possession.

Quarter of an hour gone in Madrid as Hugo Duro breaks and is one-on-one with Lunin, once again the striker fires straight at the Ukrainian stopper.

Vini Jr. now has a series of chances and both are missed but the Brazilian looks fired up.

Real Madrid smell blood now as Valencia really are reeling.

Duro gets a shot on target and it needs a fine save from Lunin.

Free for Madrid. 

Alaba and Kroos on the ball.

The German strikes the cross bar and that was almost 2-0.

Valencia at 6s and 7s now still reeling from that early goal despite coming out of the blocks strongly.

Carvajal opens the scoring in the third minute

Wonderful pass from Kroos to find the right back and Carvajal did well in finding a gap in the corner of the net.

Positive start from Valencia as they lay siege early on the Madrid goal.

Frantic pace to the opening phase of the action.

We're underway at the Bernabeu.

A reminder of the teams ahead of tonight's clash.

Valencia with no win at the Bernabeu in 15 seasons.

Madrid in all white with the visitors in their away colours of orange. 

Valencia are not alone tonight with all tickets of the 560 away allocation snapped up. 

As always, there will be no doubt many more fans of the Mestalla side dotted around the ground.

Kick off looms at the Santiago Bernabeu that is approximately 95% complete after renovation work. 

As soon as tonight's game ends, the workmen will fire into action as the final pieces of work are conducted on the famous ground.

Last VCF-Real Madrid meeting

The last time both clubs met was at the tail-end of the 2022-23 season with the game overshadowed by racist chants aimed by some of the home fans at Mestalla with the subsequent images gaining global headlines and the action prompting LaLiga to take action.

The Brazilian remains a target for racist fans at grounds sadly but finally the governing bodies have started to take steps in trying to tackle racism that blights too many LaLiga grounds.

Last five RM-VCF meetings

Latre to oversee Bernabeu clash

The 44-year-old Huesca native has been assigned to tonight's game by the Spanish FA. Latre has been looking after top flight games in Spain since 2014.

With Girona recording an away win earlier on Saturday in Vallecas, tonight's game sees added pressure on Madrid not to slip-up against the men from Mestalla. 

Rüdiger out through suspension

The German defender is another absentee at the Bernabeu tonight following his yellow card in last Sunday's game against Rayo Vallecano which led to automatic suspension. 

Missing for Valencia through injury 

Diakhaby (hamstring)

Amallah (back)

Almeida (back)

Missing for Real Madrid through injury

Courtois (ACL)

Kepa (groin)

Bellingham (shoulder)

Guler (muscular)

Tchouameni (foot)

Militao (ACL)

Valencia are on a positive run and are now up to 8th in the LaLiga table.

The draw last Sunday with Rayo the only (small) blot on the copybook for Real Madrid in recent games.

REAL MADRID

Why isn’t Kepa playing today for Real Madrid against Valencia in LaLiga and who is Lunin?

Valencia XI confirmed

Valencia boss Ruben Baraja has also named his team for the clash at the Santiago Bernabeu. 

Gaya captains the side with Hugo Duro set to lead the line for the visitors.

RM-VCF global time-zones

Wondering what time kickoff is in ahead of the Real Madrid vs Valencia clash? The Valencia official Twitter account has you covered with this handy global map.

Madrid XI confirmed

Carlo Ancelotti has named his side with Lunin in goal again following Kepa's injury pre-game against Braga.

Rodrygo and Vini lead the line with Jesulu back on the bench,

Bellingham ruled out of match against Valencia

Jude Bellingham has not recovered in time to play for Real Madrid against Valencia tonight. His left shoulder is still in pain after injuring it in the scoreless draw with Rayo Vallecano last Sunday.

The England international is not at 100% and Real Madrid have decided not to force him against Los Che. The big question now is whether he will play for England during the upcoming international break. He has been called up by Gareth Southgate, but as far as Madrid are concerned, he won’t play with them again until Sunday 26 November, when they travel to take on Cádiz.

Valencia got their campaign off to a flying start with victories against Sevilla and Las Palmas but since then, they’ve been erratic to put it mildly. Rubén Baraja’s side have shown they are equally as capable of thrashing Atlético 3-0 as they are losing or drawing against the teams in the bottom half of the table. That inconsistency is partly a rollover from last season, when the team just escaped the drop, drawing both of their last two games.

The squad has changed a lot since then - Baraja has been drafting in younger players with the average age of his squad now at a very youthful 25. Four players graduated from the reserves over the summer: Javi Guerra (20), Diego López (21), Alberto Marí (22) and Fran Pérez (21) - all of whom have been given regular playing time, apart from Marí, the top scorer in pre-season, who underwent surgery in August after suffering a quad tear.

Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid side have looked consistent and stable since the campaign started, dropping points on just three occasions, twice on the road (Atleti in the derby and Sevilla) and once at home. Last weekend’s stalemate against Rayo was the first time that Los Blancos have failed to score in a game this season...

The Italian coach will be hoping more from a side who had little trouble putting three past Braga midweek rather than the side who toiled last Sunday against Rayo.

The Week 13 LaLiga game between Real Madrid and Valencia will kick off later today at 21:00 hours local time (CET) at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid on Saturday 11 November 2023.

Start times in the US: 3 p.m. ET / 12 noon PT

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