Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Spanish Liga clash between Real Madrid and Valencia. We'll bring you all the action from the Santiago Bernabeu. Kick off is at 3.15pm.
La Liga / Matchday 35
Bernabéu / 29.04.2017
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- Cristiano Ronaldo(27')
- Marcelo(86')
- D. Parejo(82')
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Updated 29/04/2017 at 17:06 GMT+1
56'
OFF THE WOODWORK! Benzema deserved better because that was an exceptional move by Real Madrid, with the French striker striking the base of the post with a low effort.
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James just couldn't gather it into his stride! The Colombian looked set to take a pass and drive into the Valencia penalty area, but Mangala got there in time to make the clearance.
53'
Casemiro is now booked for pulling back Munir as the on loan Barcelona man tried to move forward.
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52'
Nani gets a telling off from the referee for a clip of Casemiro's heels. The former Manchester United winger makes clear his views that the Brazilian made the most of that.
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Valencia have started this second half defending deep inside their own penalty area. They are struggling to get out, with Real Madrid pressing and probing in the final third.
49'
They underlined this with a thumping of Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday night during the week. Indeed, Real Madrid have the deepest squad in Spanish football, and maybe even Europe.
48'
As I was saying earlier in the match, there is a debate at the moment over the Real Madrid starting lineup. Many believe the likes of Morata and Asensio should be the first choice.
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No changed made by either manager at the break. Real Madrid have a number of options on the bench and so I thought Zidane might have looked to switch things up for the second half.
2nd Half
45'
The second half is under way at the Santiago Bernabeu! Real Madrid are 1-0 up on Valencia.
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End of 1st Half
45'
HALF TIME: Real Madrid 1-0 Valencia. Ronaldo's goal is the difference between the two teams at the interval. Valencia have had their chances, but will they be made to rue missing them?
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Of course, Bale is still out for Real Madrid. He will miss both legs of the Champions League semi-final with Atletico Madrid after being rushed back too early for the Clasico.
42'
This hasn't been the most convincing of Real Madrid performances so far, but they are getting the job done. Valencia have lacked any kind of cutting edge in the final third.
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Ronaldo went down on the edge of the Valencia penalty area, but the referee waves away his claim. He made the most of the contact in the challenge. There was nothing in that.