Valencia vs Real Madrid, player ratings La Liga: Mourinho’s men win 3-0 to move level with Barcelona

Real Madrid secured a comfortable 3-0 victory against Valencia in La Liga on Saturday, drawing level on 30 points with league leader Barcelona. Federico Valverde opened the scoring with a 28th-minute strike, followed by a goal from Arda Guler eight minutes later. Kylian Mbappe sealed the win with a 75th-minute goal to claim Real Madrid's eighth consecutive victory under manager Jose Mourinho.

Valencia's difficult evening worsened when captain Jose Gaya received a red card in the 80th minute following a challenge on Mbappe. The defeat leaves Javier Aguirre’s Valencia side second from bottom with nine points from 12 league fixtures, having failed to win at home this season.