PEEP! PEEP! PEEEEEEP! THAT IS THAT, VALENCIA 1-4 REAL MADRID
Los Blancos played one of their best matches this season, as they dismantled a very impressive Valencia outfit with a display of superbly clinical finishing.
'Twas a fantastic match, and an absolute pleasure to cover. Thank you for the company! Anirudh Menon signing out...
Absolutely lovely, lovely, goal that. After more excellent work down the left from Marcelo and Asensio, Kroos plays a superb one-two with Kovacic and passes it into the far corner in that inimitable style of his
85' Kroos eases Parejo off the ball, looked a fair shoulder charge, but the ref calls it a foul. Zaza then bursts into the box, but the linesman spots a handball and that's that. Great call from the man with the flag, there.
Marcelo and Asensio play a delightful one-two, the Brazilian then romps into the box and smashes a low, hard drive through Neto and into the near corner of the net.
82' OOOO MY! Luka Modric and Carvajal run rings around Gaya before the former plays a lovely ball into the box; Ronaldo looks like he's scored with his first-time half-volley, but Garay throws himself at it.
81' UFF! Marcelo drives down the left flank, cuts in, and lifts a teasing ball into the box where Garay is on his toes to make sure Ronaldo doesn't get to it.
77' Nacho wins a freekick off Montoya inside his own half; and Marcelino takes this stoppage to bring on Andreas Perreira for Toni Lato; and Zidane withdraws a tired-looking Benzema for Marco Asensio
74' OOO LA LA BENZEMA! The much-maligned Frenchman sashays past Garay with an exquisite piece of ball control, and the ball runs out off the Argentine; but the linesman flags it out as a goalkick
73' OH OH OH! Kondogbia leads a superb Valencia counter - he picks out Gaya, who in turn swings it to Soler; but the young man cant control the chest high ball with his feet, inside the box, under pressure from Nacho
71' Yellow for Carvajal as he brings down Gaya at the edge of the box. No complaints from the Spaniard. Parejo's delivery into the box isn't the best, though, and it doesn't clear the first man
68' OOOO LA LA! WHAT A MOVE! Modric stabs a superb ball to Bale, and the Welshman storms past Lato like the young man isn't there. He cuts into the box and squares it to Ronaldo, whose shot is blocked excellently by Montoya
66' WHAT A SAVE NAVAS! THAT IS IMMENSE! Valencia take the freekick quickly and Parejo plays it to Soler who smacks a superb shot at goal - Navas going one way, extends his leg the other way to stop the ball. Great, great reactions
Los Blancos played one of their best matches this season, as they dismantled a very impressive Valencia outfit with a display of superbly clinical finishing.
'Twas a fantastic match, and an absolute pleasure to cover. Thank you for the company! Anirudh Menon signing out...
Toodle-ooo!