Hello everyone. It's the first weekend of La Liga and champions Real Madrid start with a tricky opener against Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu.

FT Real Madrid 1-1 Valencia. Real Madrid are held to a 1-1 draw in their opening game of the season.

Piatti is booked for a cynical trip on Arbeloa.

But he's not badly injured and play goes on. Real Madrid really pressing for a winner but it doesn't look like it's going to come, as Valencia clear Ozil's corner from the left.

This time Xabi Alonso has suffered a clash of heads, colliding with Valdez.

Real Madrid sub: Valdez on, Feghouli off

Pereira sees yellow for a reckless challenge.

Raul Albiol heads the resulting corner straight at Alves.

Alves pulls of a tremendous save from Callejon. Ronaldo drives forward down the left and picks out Callejon, who hammers his shot at goal but Alves makes a flying save to deny him.

Real work the ball back to Raul Albiol, who lets fly with an awful shot from 35 yards. High, wide and not very handsome.

The corner is cleared out to Alonso, who spots Callejon's busting a gut to get into the box. Alonso picks him out, but Callejon cannot make contact as he slides in front of the goalkeeper.

Callejon clips the ball in from the right towards Ronaldo, who forces a corner.

Time running out for Real Madrid, who look a little short of ideas as they chase a winner.

It's all Real Madrid again as Los Blancos try to wear down this Valencia defence. They have just 16 minutes left to survive.

Ramos glances Alonso's corner wide.

Chance out of nothing for Benzema after the Valencia defence falls asleep, and the Frenchman's low drive is turned around the base of the post by Alves.

Real Madrid sub: Callejon on, Di Maria off

Valencia sub: Parejo on, Soldado off

Di Maria finds Ozil, but the German drives a left-footed shot from the edge of the box straight at Alves.

Higuain hits the bar! Ozil spots his run and lofts the ball over the Valencia defence, but Higuain nods it onto the bar.

Higuain fires a low ball in from the right and Alves spills it, but Valencia just about clear.