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After taking down second-place Barcelona last weekend in a gripping El Clasico meeting, Real Madrid face an opponent at the other end of the table as they host relegation-threatened Valencia at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
Los Blancos sit atop the La Liga standings as they hunt for a fifth league title in the last decade, holding a four-point lead over the rest of the field after their rivalry win.
Kylian Mbappe leads the Spanish top flight in goal scoring, as the Real Madrid attack is clicking well under new management.
Their opponents on the day sit down in 18th place, flirting with a relegation scrap as they have gone without a win over their last five matches, dating back to a late-September win over 10-man Athletic Club.
The Sporting News is following the Real Madrid vs. Valencia match live, providing score updates, commentary, and analysis.
Real Madrid vs. Valencia score
Score (1H) Goal scorers
Real Madrid 2 Mbappe (19' pen, 31')
Valencia 0 –
Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid, Spain)
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
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Starting lineups:
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. Courtois (GK) — 8. Valverde, 24. Huijsen, 3. Militao, 18. Carreras — 15. Guler, 14. Tchouameni — 30. Mastantuono, 5. Bellingham, 7. Vinicius — 10. Mbappe.
Valencia (4-4-2, right to left): 25. Agirrezabala (GK) — 12. Correia, 5. Tarrega, 3. Copete, 14. Gaya — 11. Rioja, 22. Santamaria, 18. Pepelu, 16. D. Lopez — 7. Danjuma, 15. Beltran.
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Real Madrid vs. Valencia live updates, highlights from La Liga
36th min: Aurelien Tchouameni is the first player booked in this match as he topples Lucas Beltran from behind. There's no malice or venom in the challenge, but it stops a promising counter-attack so he's shown the caution.
31st min: GOAL! REAL MADRID! MBAPPE HAS A SECOND, FROM GULER! It's all too easy for the league leaders, as the Turkey international receives a vertical feed and chips it from out wide on the left, looping the ball to Mbappe who awkwardly but effectively lifts his left leg into the air to redirect the pass into the net.
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Kylian Mbappé with a brace already in the first half 👏 pic.twitter.com/u0q0oX6VNn
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 1, 2025
26th min: Arda Guler looks to be fine after his early ankle injury, as he feeds a delicious ball through the legs of his defender for Jude Bellingham clear to the end line, where he sends a cutback to the top of the six-yard box but there's nobody to meet it for a finish.
Guler really is having a sensational season!
16th min: PENALTY, REAL MADRID! As Real Madrid take a corner, two Valencia defenders are fully bear-hugging Real Madrid attackers! Both Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe are football tackled by their marks, with arms fully wrapped around their waist!
Initially there is no call from the referee, and the video review has an EXTREMELY long look at this before recommending a review. Somehow, the review is for a handball on the header by Eder Militao, which is quite silly, but it has been given! In the end, it's not for what it should be, but it's deserving nonetheless!
Stepping up is the talisman Kylian Mbappe, and...GOAL! REAL MADRID! He slots home a cool penalty by sending Julien Agirrezabala the wrong way!
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Goal 17 of the season for Kylian Mbappé 👏 pic.twitter.com/K5W72bHFs3
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 1, 2025
10th min: Chance, Real Madrid! Vinicius Jr. is played in down the left, and his tight-angle shot is saved well by Julen Agirrezabala at his near post!
5th min: Guler does press on for now, and he plays a wonderful pass to Kylian Mbappe down the left edge of the six-yard box, but his tight-angle strike flashes well over the crossbar off a deflection.
2nd min: There's a real problem here for Arda Guler who is down receiving treatment. Replays show Turkey international has twisted his ankle landing awkwardly on an aerial challenge. It looks a nasty one, and would be a blow for Real Madrid to see an in-form player go off so early in the match.
If he tries to continue, he will be watched closely. Seeing that replay, it's hard to imagine he can play on effectively at full strength.
Kickoff: They're under way at the Bernabeu! Can Los Blancos hold serve against a relegation candidate and extend their lead to put pressure on Barcelona? Or will they slip up to a lower-tier opponent and open the title race wide open again?
Real Madrid vs. Valencia: Pre-match commentary, analysis, more
15 mins to kickoff: Amidst his current off-field gripe with Xabi Alonso and the club, the Bernabeu has shown its vociferous support for Vinicius Jr. when his name is read out as part of the Real Madrid lineups!
BIG support for Vinicius tonight. @TheAthleticFC pic.twitter.com/jWzuyNwk2J
— Guillermo Rai (@GuillermoRai_) November 1, 2025
30 mins to kickoff: Kylian Mbappe has been exceptional to begin the season, as Xabi Alonso's system has looked to maximise the French superstar. He leads La Liga with 11 goals through 10 games, as nobody else in the offensively challenged league has more than six.
Prior to today's match, Mbappe was presented his Pichichi trophy from last season, and called his teammates over to take a photo with him!
Kylian Mbappé presented his Golden Boot at the Santiago Bernabéu before kicking off today’s match against Valencia 🏆
He even called all his teammates on the bench to join the photo 👏 pic.twitter.com/rATlsosZvB
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 1, 2025
45 mins to kickoff: Feeling stressed before the start of the match? Real Madrid have posted a nice and relaxing video of the ASMR sounds of the dressing room! A unique way of looking behind the scenes at the match preparation.
🔊 How about some dressing room ASMR? pic.twitter.com/tS6reBtUXR
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) November 1, 2025
1 hour to kickoff: The Valencia starting lineup is now available. Duro, whose form against Real Madrid has been on the verge of record-setting, is not in the starting lineup. Instead, it is Arnaut Danjuma and Lucas Beltran who get the start up front.
1 hour 15 mins to kick: The Real Madrid lineup is in, and Trent Alexander-Arnold has not been able to work his way back into the XI just yet. Federico Valverde will continue at right-back, which allows Arda Guler to play in the middle alongside Aurelien Tchouameni. On the right wing is hard-working youngster Franco Mastantuono, while Vinicius Jr. starts on the left in support of Kylian Mbappe.
1 hour 30 mins to kick: Valencia will hope to have history on their side tonight as they meet Real Madrid. 25-year-old striker Hugo Duro has scored in four straight league games against Los Blancos, and a goal tonight would make him the first player ever to do so in five consecutive La Liga matches.
1 hour 45 mins to kick: It will be interesting to see how Xabi Alonso deploys Arda Guler today. The Turkey international was immense at the No. 10 position with Jude Bellingham out, but with the England star now back healthy, Alonso has had to find room for both.
Guler was strong when moved back to the No. 8 position, but with Federico Valverde able to return there, Guler moved out wide against Barcelona, where he was less effective.
2 hours to kickoff: You'd think that with Real Madrid sitting atop La Liga by solid margin at this early stage, and their Champions League prospects looking strong, all would be calm in the Spanish capital. Yet that is far from the case.
Vinicius Jr. saw his frustrations about playing time boil over on the pitch during El Clasico, and while he apologised for his insolence, there still seem to be tensions behind the scenes. We took a look at his usage by Xabi Alonso this season, and how that compares to other top wingers around the world, to see if his gripe is real or perceived. What we found is that Vini is simply a product of the evolution of modern football.
Ahead of Real Madrid taking the field today in La Liga, I wrote about Vinicius Jr and his frustrations over playing time.
Are his lack of minutes real or perceived? How does it compare to other wingers around the world?https://t.co/G8dyAIm0DF
— Kyle Bonn (@the_bonnfire) November 1, 2025
Real Madrid vs. Valencia kick off time
This La Liga match kicks off from the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, November 1 at 9 p.m. local time in Madrid, Spain. Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
Date Kickoff time
USA/Canada Sat, Nov. 1 4 p.m. ET
USA/Canada Sat, Nov. 1 1 a.m. PT
UK Sat, Nov. 1 8 p.m. BST
Australia Sun, Nov. 2 7 a.m. AEST
India Sun, Nov. 2 1:30 a.m. IST
Real Madrid vs. Valencia lineups, team news
Xabi Alonso's biggest issues remain in defence with centre-backs Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba still sidelined while club captain Dani Carvajal now faces an extended period out of action due to a knee problem.
It was believed that Trent Alexander-Arnold would return to the starting XI after passing fit, but he is a casualty of a lineup problem which Alonso has had to navigate on a weekly basis. With Jude Bellingham now fit, he's had to find ways of slotting in-form Arda Guler into the XI. The Turkey international is deployed in midfield here, forcing Federico Valverde to take the right-back spot while Trent remains out.
Backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin is suspended after retrospectively receiving a red card from the bench during the post-Clasico scuffle last weekend.
Real Madrid starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Courtois (GK) — Valverde, Huijsen, Militao, Carreras — Guler, Tchouameni — Mastantuono, Bellingham, Vinicius — Mbappe.
Real Madrid subs: F. Gonzalez (GK), Mestre (GK), Asencio, Alexander-Arnold, Mendy, F. Garcia, Camavinga, Ceballos, B. Diaz, Rodrygo, Endrick, G. Garcia.
Valencia have a few injuries for manager Carlos Corberan to work around.
Leeds loanee Largie Ramazani is out with a muscle injury for a few more weeks, while defenders Mouctar Diakhaby and Dimitri Foulquier have hamstring injuries to deal with for a similar time frame.
New signing Filip Ugrinic who joined from Swiss side Young Boys has struggled to make an impact, and a knee injury hasn't helped the cause. Hugo Duro is on the verge of setting a La Liga record, having scored in four meetings with Real Madrid, but he does not start up front.
Valencia starting lineup (4-4-2): Agirrezabala (GK) — Correia, Tarrega, Copete, Gaya — Rioja, Santamaria, Pepelu, D. Lopez — Danjuma, Beltran.
Valencia subs: Rivero (GK), Dimitrievski (GK), Panach, Comert, J. Vazquez, Iranzo, Almeida, Guerra, Nunez, Raba, Otorbi, Duro.
Real Madrid vs. Valencia live stream, TV channel
Here is how to watch the match in some of the world's major regions:
Region TV Streaming
USA ESPN Deportes Fubo, ESPN+, WatchESPN
Canada — TSN+
UK — Disney+
Australia beIN Sports 2 beIN Sports Connect
India — FanCode