Real Madrid won 3–0 at Valencia on Saturday, 7 November, claiming their eighth consecutive victory across LaLiga and the Champions League before the international break. The club’s matchday report records first-half goals from Federico Valverde and Arda Güler, followed by Kylian Mbappé scoring for a seventh successive match.
Valverde opened the scoring after Mbappé’s free-kick rebounded from the wall, finishing from outside the area. Jude Bellingham then reached the byline and pulled the ball back for Güler to convert with his right foot in the 36th minute. Stole Dimitrievski denied further efforts from Güler and Mbappé after the interval before the Turkish player supplied the French forward for the third.
Eurosport’s match data records Mbappé’s goal after 75 minutes, 69% Madrid possession and eleven shots on target against Valencia’s two. José Gayà was subsequently dismissed for a foul on Mbappé, according to Madrid’s account, leaving the hosts with ten men after the three-goal deficit had already been established.
The official starting line-up published on 7 November includes Güler, Bellingham and Mbappé alongside Yan Diomande and Bernardo. Güler’s direct involvement in the second and third goals gives a specific measure of his contribution, while Mbappé extended his scoring sequence. Valencia’s limited attempts produced no reply, allowing the visitors to add a clean-sheet victory to their run.
Archival cover photograph: Mestalla stadium in Valencia; not from the current event. Photographer/creator: Valencia CF. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. Image date as recorded by source: 2014-09-08 13:20:09. Source file used without raster edits.
