Real Madrid v Valencia - Star duo dominate, as it happened

There was no hangover from their New Year loss to Getafe and it looks like it will be impossible to stop them at the top of la Liga. Thanks for following the game with us.

They are replaced by Fernandez, Valverde and Isco.

Fantastic finish from Benzema. Taking Mendy's low cross, two touches saw him turn 270 degrees and then a neat finish left the goalkeeper with no chance.

He fouls Militao, probably somewhere between a yellow and a red that.

Koindredi is replaced by Vallejo for Valencia.

This time it is just wide of the post. He will land one of these if Real keep letting him shoot from around the edge of the box.

GOAL FOR VALENCIA! Courtois saved his spot kick but Guedes headed home the rebound.

PENALTY!

Mendy pulls back de Souza on the six-yard box. Valencia want a red card but it is only yellow.

Ceballos played in Vinicius Jr who fed Benzema and then Kroos slipped in Asensio whose effort was blocked by the keeper.

Modric and Casemiro off

With the game in the bag, Ancelotti takes off two of his midfield maestros with Ceballos and Camavinga coming on.

Gomez, Costa and Musah being replaced with de Souza, Koindredi and Cheryshev coming on.

Wass with another great effort

This time it is about half a yard over the bar. Such a clean connection.

But Courtois saves superbly diving high to his right.

Vinicius Jr nods home on the goal-line after the Valencia keeper half-parried Asensio's shot on goal.

He fouled Casemiro who was starting a counter-attack.

But it deflects off the wall and goes wide.

Fleet feet and awful defending contributed in equal measure as Vinicius Jr dribbled into the box and exchanged passes with Benzema then got through a crowd of Valencia defenders before slotting home.

As usual Vinicius Jr forces a yellow card from a defender looking to stop him getting to full speed on the break.

It has been all Real Madrid after the opening moments of the game but it took a dubious penalty to have them in front at the break.