Valencia 0-3 Real Madrid: Valverde, Güler and Mbappé Score as Mourinho's Side Win Eighth Straight at Mestalla

Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 at Mestalla on Saturday, Nov. 7. Federico Valverde and Arda Güler scored in the first half, and Kylian Mbappé added a third in the 75th minute. The result extends José Mourinho’s winning run to eight straight games in all competitions, according to Germany’s Sportschau.

Valencia captain José Luis Gayà was sent off in the 79th minute for a wild challenge on Mbappé, which made a tough night worse for the struggling hosts.

How the goals came

Valverde, 28’. Real’s opener came from a set piece. Mbappé’s free kick hit the wall, and Valverde followed up with a low shot into the bottom left corner, Sportschau reported.

Güler, 36’. Real kept attacking down the left, often through Yan Diomande. Jude Bellingham won the ball out there and, with a bit of luck, found Güler in the middle. Güler volleyed it in for 2-0.

Mbappé, 75’. Güler set up the third too. He spun away from his marker on a counterattack and slipped Mbappé through, and Mbappé finished from a tight angle for his 13th league goal of the season. Sportschau noted that Mbappé made a point of thanking Güler afterward.

Spanish daily Marca singled out Güler as “pure talent” in a Madrid team that looks more solid every week.

Gayà’s red card and a heated atmosphere

The match was physical and emotional. Referee Hernández Maeso had to step in several times, per Sportschau. Valencia pushed hard in one-on-one duels but rarely threatened in open play.

Their best chance came in the 19th minute, when 18-year-old Aarón Mayol won the ball at the edge of the box and forced a strong save from Real’s goalkeeper.

Less than five minutes after the third goal, Gayà slid in on Mbappé as he broke toward goal and was shown a straight red. Sportschau called the challenge completely excessive. The 31-year-old will miss upcoming games while Valencia fight to stay in the division.

A pause to remember Jesús de Miguel

After nine minutes, play was stopped, as it was in every game this round of La Liga, to honor Jesús de Miguel, Sportschau reported. The Tenerife forward died days earlier after colliding with the opposing goalkeeper in a second-division match.

What it means in the standings

The win puts Real Madrid on 30 points, level with leaders Barcelona, Sportschau reported. Barcelona can move ahead again with a win at Atlético Madrid on Sunday.

Valencia are in deep trouble. The club, which reached the Champions League final in 2000 and 2001, sits 19th and in the relegation zone. Marca wrote that coach Javier “Vasco” Aguirre has a lot of work to do to keep the club up.

Real’s next match comes after the international break, against Celta Vigo on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Key moments

• 9 min: Play paused in tribute to Jesús de Miguel
• 19 min: Mayol forces a save from Real’s goalkeeper
• 28 min: Valverde scores; 0-1
• 36 min: Güler volleys in Bellingham’s cross; 0-2
• 75 min: Mbappé scores from Güler’s pass; 0-3
• 79 min: Gayà sent off for a foul on Mbappé

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