Overview
- Real Madrid won 3-0 at Valencia on Saturday with Federico Valverde, Arda Guler and Kylian Mbappé scoring the goals that decided the game.
- Mbappé extended his scoring run by netting for the seventh straight appearance, taking his league tally to 13 and his season total to 17 in 16 games across all competitions.
- Valencia finished the match with 10 men after Jose Gayà was sent off late for a sliding foul on Mbappé, and the home side remain near the bottom of La Liga with persistent scoring problems.
- Vinicius Junior missed the game serving the final match of a four-game suspension, a factor that shaped José Mourinho's starting XI which included Thibaut Courtois, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen and Yan Diomande.
- The win builds on Madrid's recent Champions League success and increases pressure on Barcelona in the title race by moving Madrid provisionally level on points, a change that could alter standings after Barcelona complete their fixtures.