Valencia 0-3 Real Madrid: Mbappé seals win at Mestalla

Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 at Estadio de Mestalla in Round 12 of La Liga on Saturday, 7 November 2026. The visitors struck twice before half-time and added a third late on, while Valencia failed to score.

Federico Valverde opened the scoring in the 28th minute and Arda Güler doubled the lead in the 36th. Kylian Mbappé completed the win with the third goal in the 75th minute.

Valencia's Pablo Maffeo was booked in the 26th minute, two minutes before Valverde's opener. Real Madrid's Andriy Lunin was cautioned in the 45th minute, and Guido Rodríguez picked up a yellow card for Valencia in the 50th.

The home side's evening worsened when Jose Luis Gaya was sent off in the 79th minute, shortly after Mbappé's goal. A flurry of bookings followed, with Luis Rioja and Yan Diomande shown yellow cards in the 80th minute and Pepelu and Mbappé booked in the 81st.

Real Madrid dominated the ball with 68 per cent possession to Valencia's 32. They completed 568 accurate passes from 627 attempted, against 225 from 288 for the hosts.

The shot count told the same story: Real Madrid had 19 attempts, 11 of them on target, while Valencia managed four, with two on target. Expected goals finished at 2.26 for the visitors and 0.24 for Valencia, whose goalkeeper made eight saves.

Valencia committed 26 fouls to Real Madrid's six, and the visitors were awarded 26 free kicks. Real Madrid also won five corners to Valencia's two.

The win leaves Real Madrid 2nd in La Liga with 30 points from 12 matches, having won 10 and lost two. They have scored 31 goals and conceded 10.

Valencia sit 19th of 20 teams on nine points after two wins, three draws and seven defeats. They have scored eight goals and conceded 20 in their 12 league matches.